Socialist threat Flashcards
What number of seats did socialists gain in 1919
156
32.5%
What did the Socialists do in parliament that made them appear threatening and as though seizure of power imminent
Interrupt Kings speech
What x3 things did Nitti do that made conservatives angry over socialist threat
- Urges industrialists to give workers concessions
- Gov begins to set prices on food
- Landowners who have had land seized or peasants on uncultivated land - told they can now legally occupy
Name X4 reasons why the socialist threat was unlikely
- Poor leadership and internal divisions between maximalists and minimalists
- Minority of communists split in 1921 - so revolutionary potential gone
- No plan how to bring revolution
- psi weak in South
Why would patriots hold a grudge against the PSI
Had a neither support not sabotage stance during war
How much was the socialist paper read by at its peak
300,000
Name of the socialists paper
avanti
When did 40,000 workers in northern factories strike
Sept 1920
Who was PM who remained neutral when 40,000 went on strike in northern factories
Giolitti
Why were industrialists annoyed after 40,000 went on strike in sept 1920
Giolitti encourages them to make concessions
Name 2 areas where socialist trade union numbers increased most
Po Valley and Emilia
In local 1920 elections socialists controlled what fraction of provinces
More than 1/3
Where was socialist support most concentrated
Northern and Central Italy
When did socialists attempt a 24hr strike against fascist violence
August 1922
What did the fascists claim after the August 1922 socialist general strike attempt
Claim tried to save Italy from Bolshevism
