Liberal Governments 1896-1915 Flashcards
How did the poor harvest of 1897 effect things?
High taxes on imported food
Pushed up prices of food
Street demonstrations
Where was there widespread rioting?
Milan
How did the government deal with the riots?
brought in the army causing 200 people to be killed
Between what years was Giolitti Prime minister?
1903-1914
What reforms to work did Giolitti do?
employers grant one rest day a week
outlawed child labour under 12
Older Children and Women could not work for more than 12 hours a day
What were some social reforms?
Pensions
improve housing conditions
Government expenditure on public works
How did Giolitti help the south?
Introduced the malaria drug Quinine free of charge
How did Giolitti adress the Labour disputes?
mobs to de dispersed by the police
thought the state should remain neutral
believed employers should be prepared to negotiate
When did Italy invade Libya?
September 1911
When did Turkey ceded Libya to Italy?
major libyan ports and towns were taken. Turkey ceded the territory in October 1912
Why did transformismo start to collapse?
The socialists condemmed the war. More revolutionary socialists and started to blame Giolitti’s policies towards Labour.
Who was part of the Italian Nationalist association?
businessmen, journalists, young radical poets and painters who condemmed the entire liberal system
What did the nationalists want?
an authoritarian state
What did the suffrage widen to in 1912?
Giolitti’s reward to soldiers in the libyan campaign. 3 million to 8.5 million. anyone who had completed military service
how many seats did the Liberal factions control?
318
