italy intro + key terms Flashcards
main beliefs of fascism
violence and war, racial purity, totalitarianism and the idealisation of peasant values.
when was the Italian unification?
1848-1870
what is the Risorgimento?
the rebirth, referring to Italian unification
what percentage of men could vote when Italy was unified?
2%
what is the meaning of mezzogorino?
the south of Italy
what is a constitutional monarch?
a monarch who can bypass the government and pm if needed but usually never does, is head of state but pm runs the country
who was the first king of unified Italy?
king victor emmanuel II
trasformismo politics
parties were weak, middle class liberals moved in and out of office, politicians encouraged to join coalitions by being bribed with favours
nationalism
sense of belonging to a nation
what did nationalists want to achieve?
irredentism
irridentism
Italy seizing areas of the Austrian empire where most of the population spoke Italian
what did the pope do in 1874 to show he didn’t agree with the unification of Italy?
he told catholics not to participate in the new state by not voting
latifundia
large, inefficient, noble owned estates
legal Italians
parliament and the political class who ran the country
real Italians
ordinary Italians with day to day concerns
what problems did everyday Italians have when Italy was unified?
high taxes, worsening living conditions, no interest or education in politics because no representation
average life expectancy for a women in Italy
32 years old
average life expectancy for a man in Italy
28 years old
chamber of deputies
Worst part of Italian government, similar to House of Commons in the uk
industrial triangle
made up of Milan, Turin and Genoa, produced 75% of Italian ndustry
