The battle for Births Flashcards
What was the aim of the Battle for births?
The aim was to increase the Italian population from 40 million to 60 million by the 1950s.
How would a larger population be valuable to Italy?
It would make Italy strong economically, militarily, and Mussolini hoped to improve relations with the Catholic church as the family was seen as a core catholic value.
What laws were introduced to increase the birth rate?
Married men with 6 or more children paid no tax
Contraception and abortions were banned
Medals for women with large numbers of children
Employment made more available to married men with children
Loans to married couples
What was the outcome of the battle for births?
Overall it was a failure as the marriage rate stagnated and the birth rate declined between 1927 and 1936. In the 1930s the birth rate of 102 births per 1000 was lower than the 1911 birth rate of 147 per 1000
