The influence of Giolitti Flashcards
What type of PM was Giolitti known as in the liberal era?
Giolitti was the most prominent politician in the liberal era
On how many occasions was he PM?
5 separate occasions 1st term: 1892 - 1893 2nd term: 1903 - 1905 3rd term: 1906 - 1909 4th term: 1911 - 1914 5th term: 1920 - 1921
What was 1901 to 1914 known as? Why?
Giolitti’s political ideas shaped Italy to a degree that 1901 to 1914 was known as the Giolitti Era
What was Giolitti the master of?
Trasformismo
What did Giolitti keep? Why?
Files on the weakness of every deputy in parliament so that he had a specific understanding of how to guarantee their support
What did Giolitti believe about politics?
Giolitti was fairly cynical about politics, believing that his opponents could be transformed into political allies if their right deal was offered
How much did his policies vary from his previous terms?
Giolitti’s key policies varied little from his previous terms
What was Giolitti’s key goal?
Giolitti focused his key goal of making Italy into a modern, industrialised, successful country where the masses were unified by shared values and a faith in the liberal ideals of parliament
How would he achieve this?
Giolitti’s programme of achieving this focused on gaining support of the 3 key oppositional forces to liberal Italy: the socialists, the Catholic Church and the nationalist
