Italy - The liberal State Flashcards
1
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When was the Italian Socialist party (PSI) founded
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1892
2
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When did Garibaldi conquer southern Italy
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1860
3
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Who conquered and united southern Italy
A
Giuseppe Garibaldi
4
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When was Italy united
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1861
5
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When does Giolitti’s first term as prime minister start
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1892
6
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When was Italy defeated by Abyssinia
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1896
7
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What years is the duration of Giolitti’s second term as prime minister
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1903-1905
8
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What years is the duration of Giolitti’s third term as prime minister
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1906-1909
9
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When does Giolitti become prime minister for the fourth time
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30th march 1911
10
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When does Italy launch their invasion in Libya
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29th September 1911
11
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What year were all literate men over 21 and all men over 30 eligible to vote
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1912
12
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When does Italy gain control of Libya
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18th October 1912
13
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What year does Antonio Salandra become prime minister
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1914
14
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Who replaces Giolitti after he resigns in 1914
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Antonio Salandra
15
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When is the treaty of London signed
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26th April 1915
16
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What happens when Salandra resigns after signing the treaty of London
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Giolitti is asked to form a government but refuses so Salandra is reinstated
17
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When is Salandra given emergency powers
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20th May 1915
18
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When does Italy declare war on Austria and join WW1
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25th May 1915
19
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When does the Strafexpedition occur
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June 1916
20
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After what event does Salandra resign
A
Strafexpedition
21
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Who replaces Salandra when he resigns in 1916
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Paolo Boselli
22
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What year does Paolo Boselli become Prime minister
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1916
23
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What power was responsible for the Strafexpedition
A
Austria
24
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When does the battle of Caporetto occur
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24th October 1917
25
Who replaces Boselli when he resigns in 1917
Vittorio Orlando
26
After what event did Vittorio Orlando become Prime minister
Battle of Caporetto
27
Who is the commander of the Italian army up until 1917
Luigi Cadorna
28
Who replaces Cadorna after the battle of Caporetto
Armando Diaz
29
When does Armando Diaz become commander of the Italian army
1917
30
When does the battle of Vittorio Veneto occur
30th October 1918
31
When does Austria-Hungary surrender to the Italians
4th November 1918
32
What does Risorgimento refer to
The resurgence or rebirth caused by the unification of Italy
33
What does Campanilisimo mean
A feeling of pride belonging to a persons place of birth
34
What is the Roman question
The term used to describe the split between the Italian State and the Catholic church who refused to recognise the legitimacy of Italy because they had taken the papal states away from the Pope and he wasn't happy about that
35
What is trasformismo
The corruption and bribing in the Italian Political system
36
How many strikes occurred during 1901-1911
Over 1,500 strikes involving 350,000 workers
37
What does the questione meridionale (southern question) mean
It relates to the north-south divide where there were extreme gaps in the level of poverty and other factors between the north and the south
38
What percentage of the population of the south in 1911 were illiterate
50%
39
How many people left Italy each year between 1901-1913
200,000
40
How many Sicilians left Italy
1 million (out of a population of only 3.5 million)
41
What percentage of Italian migrants were from the south
75%
42
What are the Irredente lands
| Name them
-South Tyrol
-Dalmatia
-Istria
-Trentino
-Trieste
43
When was the battle of Adwa
1st March 1896
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How many troops were lost of the battle of Adwa
5,000
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Who was the battle of Adwa fought against
Abyssinia
46
What was the illiteracy rate of Piedmont in 1911
11%
47
What was the illiteracy rate of Lombardy in 1911
13.4%
48
What was the illiteracy rate of Sicily in 1911
58%
49
What was the illiteracy rate of Calabria in 1911
69.6%
50
How many votes did the PSI party receive in the 1900 election and how many deputies did they gain
216,000 votes - 32 deputies out of 508
51
What percent of the vote did the PSI win in 1913 and how many deputies did they win
25% votes - 79 deputies
52
How many industrialist workers had joined the socialists national federation in 1902
250,000
53
How many agriculture workers had joined the socialist agricultural cooperatives in 1910
218,000
54
What policies did Giolitti bring in to please the socialists
-Banned the employment of children under 12 (1901)
-Limited the working day for women to 11 hours (1902)
-Introduced a maternity fund (1910)
-He established arbitration courts to deal with labour disputes
55
What political ideology did Benito Mussolini have pre-WW1
Far left (Extreme socialist)
56
In what year did Giolitti pronounce that the church and the state should always remain separate
1904
57
What was the nationalist view of Giolitti's goverment
They represented everything that was weak and corrupt with Italy and they needed to be overthrown
58
When was the Italian Nationalist Association (ANI) formed
1910
59
What deal did Italy and France make in 1902
Italy would support France's expansion into Morocco in return for French backing Italian influence in Libya
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When did Italy invade Libya
29th september 1911
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When did Italy gain control of Libya
8th October 1912
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How many troops did Italy have to keep in Libya
50,000
63
How many troops did Italy lose in Libya
3,500
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How many seats did the liberals win in 1913
318 (71 less seats than 1909)
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What is the Gentiloni Pact
A pact that Gioliti supposedly made (but denies) that says that the Catholics would help increase the liberals votes
66
What percentage of Italians were catholic
97%
67
How much did the war in Libya cost Italy
1.3 billion lire
68
How many voters were there in 1912 after the franchise extension
8.5 million
69
What is 'red week'`
This was an event in june 1914 where many socialist revolts occurred and was only beaten when the nationalists used thousands of troops to stop it
70
When did Italy sign the Treaty of London
26th April 1915
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What was the name of the people who controlled the local areas
Prefects
72
Why was Mussolini kicked from the Socialist party in 1915
Because he believed that Italy should intervene in world war one
73
When did Salandra gain emergency powers by parliment
20th May 1915
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When did Italy formally declare war on Austria
25th May 1915
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How many Italians died in 1915
62,000
76
How many soldiers were mobilised by Italy in WW1
5.6 million
77
How many calories did each soldier get per day in WW1
3000
78
How many soldiers were court marshalled for desertion in WW1
290,000
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Who was the commander of the Italian army for the first two years of WW1
Luigi Cadorna
80
How many soldiers were captured during the war
600,000
81
When was the Strafexpedition
1916
82
Who resigned after the strafexpedition
Salandra
83
Who replaced Salandra as Prime minister
Paolo Boselli
84
When was the battle of Caporetto
October 1917
85
How many soldiers vanished after the battle of Caporetto
400,000
86
How many soldiers were killed at the battle of Caporetto
10,000
87
How many soldiers were taken prisoner at the battle of Caporetto
300,000
88
Who resigned after the battle of Caporetto
Boselli
89
Who replaced Boselli as prime minister
Vittorio Orlando
90
When was Cadorna removed as General of the Italian army
After the battle of Caporetto, October 1917
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Who replaced Cadorna as General
Diaz
92
What were the peasant conscripts promised in December 1917 and who promised it
Land reforms promised by Diaz
93
How many casualties were there in 1917 under Cadorna's command
520,000
94
How many casualties were there in 1918 under Diaz's comand
143,000
95
How many machine guns did Italy have per battalion compared to Austria
2 vs 12
96
What was Italy's steel production before WW1
One million tonnes
97
What was the slogan that Italy used for the Industrialists to increase their production
'Production at all costs'
98
What fraction of industrial workers were women during world war one
1/4
99
What was Italy's national debt at the end of WW1
84.9 billion lire
100
By what percentage did the economy of the north grow by from 1911 to 1921
20%
101
What was the percentage fall in real wages by 1917
25%
102
When was the Turin protest and what was it about
August 1917, About bread shortages and the continuation of the war
103
How many people were killed in the Turin protest
50
104
When was the battle of Vittorio Veneto
October 1918
105
How many people had died throughout WW1
650,000
