The Liberal State c1911-18 Flashcards
(52 cards)
When had Italy become a nation
1861
When had Italy become a nation
1861
When did Italy become fully unified
1870
Why did Italy have little meaning to Italians
They were used to identifying with their local towns or regions
What was the pride of your home town called
Companilismo
What was the status of language
99 percent of Italians spoke a regional dialect and couldn’t understand what people from other regions were saying
Who was the king at the time
Victor Emmanuel II
What did the king speak
A dialect from piedmont
What is Risorgimento?
The ‘rebirth’ or ‘resurgence’ of Italy being a great nation again.
Who said “We have made Italy, now we must make Italians”?
Massimo d’Azeglio
What happened in May 1898
Protests against Italy’s economic problems had been met by a brutal government crackdown and 100 protestors were killed in Milan.
Which king had been assassinated, when, why and by who?
Umberto I had been killed by an Italian anarchist on 29th July 1900 who wanted to avenge the protestor’s deaths from 1896
Who were the parliament made up of?
Predominantly northern, professional middle class.
What was bad about the selection of politicians in the parliament
They tended to represent interests of their own class rather than the wider population
Which pope was angered and why
Pope Pius IX was angered at the capture of Rome in 1870 and the loss of papal territory
What did the first pope do out of his anger
Refused to recognise the new Italian state
Who was the new pope, what he do and when?
In 1886, Leo XIII formally forbade catholics from running for office
What did the new pope’s actions do for Italy and unification?
It robbed Italy of a potentially unifying figure and questioned the legitimacy of this new country. This also left only 25 percent of men with the ability to vote
What else did this new religious restriction cause for politicians’ hopes?
They thought it may alienate the population. It also prevented creation of a national Conservative Party based on catholic values.
What were parties like in Italy?
There were very few, instead, prominent politicians formed government by offering key positions to other deputies.
What was the corrupt nature of Italy’s political system?
Deputies would agree to support a politician’s run for prime minister in return for key positions and withdraw support if they found a better deal somewhere else.
What is political manoeuvring that uses any means for getting everyone on your side known as?
Trasformismo
How many changes of prime minister were there and between when
29 changes between 1870 and 1922
How much power did the people have?
They had barely any as governments weren’t decided based on what the public wanted.
