to WW1 or not to WW1? that is the Q Flashcards
What was the slogan of Irredentists?
“No blood, no money, no complicity with the Habsburgs!”
Why did the Irredentists not want to side with the traditional Triple Alliance?
arch enemy- Austro-Hungary
Why did some not wish to join the Triple Entente?
- hated france for the Tunisia snub
- saw involvement in a war as an ally of G as a convenient way of increasing prestige
- religious ties with Catholic Austria
Why did syndicalists, reps, and anarchists encourage war?
chance to create circumstances favourable to revolution
Why did some members of the LG favour war?
Divert attention from major social and economic problems.
Who stood for neutrality?
Libs, moderate socialists and other centre parties
Who led the nationalists?
Enrico Corradini- championed need for intervention on behalf of Entente powers.
Why the volte face?
-waging war on A-H way to redeem irredenta
Who helped spread nationalist views?
-BM (through Il Popolo d’Italiana) and D’Annunzio
Why would Italy be an advantageous ally to the Allies?
- open another battlefront
- bordered with Austria
- place additional demands on A-H who were already engaged in a war with Russia on the Eastern front.
When was the Treaty of London?
April 1915
What was promised at ToL?
- South Tyrol
- Trentino
- Istria
- Dalmatia
- African colonies
What did BM claim was the founding moment of Fascism?
nationalists forcing a dithering govt to act to assert Italy’s nationhood.
What did the Italian Finance Minister refer to military expenditure as?
“unproductive”
