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In 1911, what percentage of people in Italy could vote?
2%
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The new Italian state used an old constitution from which Italian state?
Piedmonte
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What percentage of the population in the north had access to primary education
80%
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How many railways were there in the north compared to the south
10x more
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Which three northern cities were in the industrial triangle
Milan, Genoa, Turin
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What was the main occupation of southern italians
Subsistance Farming
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What proportion of Sicily eventually Italy, usually for the USA
1/3
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when did the Pope life the ban on Catholics voting in the liberal government?
1909
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Why did Pope life the ban on Catholics voting in the Liberal Government?
Fear of socialism
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Describe the soil in the south of Italy in one word
dry
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what two resources did Italy not have much of?
Coal and Iron
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How many prime ministers were there between 1870-1911
29
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What is the Italian words for the use of bribery an corruption in order to gain and stay in power
Trasformismo
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When did the PSI form in Italy?
1892
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Who was the leader of the PSI once formed?
Philipo Turati
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When did the ANI form in Italy?
1910
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Name the two years that Italy suffered devastating defeats in Abyssinia?
1884, 1896
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Whic African state did Giolitti invade in 1911?
Libya
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Name one way in which Giolitti tried to over throw the caltholics?
Got rid of a divorce bill
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Name two reforms Giolitti made to win the support of the socialists
Stopped child labour, reduced the working day for women to 11 hours
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which group did Giolitti find the hardest to work with?
Nationalists
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In what way the PSI split?
Maximalists, moderates
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In what way was the franchise extended in 1913
soliders who fought in the libyan war were allowed to vote
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who gained support due to the franchise extention in 1913
Nationalists and socialists
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In what year did Giolitti join the Triple Alliance?
1882
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What is the meaning of the word irridentism
Wanting to gain italian speaking countries
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Give two reasons for the invasion of libya?
Gain support of the nationalists, redeem themselves from defeat in abyssinia
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In what year did the french be the italians to gaining tunisia?
1881
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bismarck said that italy had 'large appetite but...'
poor teeth
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when was read week?
June 1914
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Which group in Italy paid the most taxes in proportion to their earnings?
Lower classes
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what treaty brought italy into ww1
Treaty of London
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What were italy promised in return for participtaion in ww1
Gain back Trente and Triste
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Name a politician who was in favour of entering the war
Antonio Salandra
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name a politician in favour of staying neutral?
Giolitti
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Where was ww1 fought for the Italians and the Austro-Hungarians?
The Alps
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Who was the commader of ther Italian forces up to 1917
Cardorna
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Who was the commander of the italian forces after 1917
General Diaz
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How did Italy pay for the war effort?
Printed more money, $50,000 loan from Britain
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How much debt was Italy in after the war?
82.4billion lira
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What phrase is associated with the Italian war effort and lack of reward for having taken part?
Mutilated victory
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Who replaced the PM that walked out of Tof V negociations?
Francesco Nitti
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How long was the Fiume occupied
15 months
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What was the biennio rosso
Red years
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How many members did the socialist union have by 1920?
1 million
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How many more people were given the vote after ww1
11 million
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what % of the vote did the PSI have in 1919
32%
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Who was the second biggest part in 1919
PPI - Catholic party
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How many votes did the fasci get in 1919?
25%
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name two of the most powerful and notorious Ras
Drino Grandi, Roberto Farinaci
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What type of person might join the Squadrismo
Ex soldiers, middle class students
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What did the squadrismo prove?
Facsists' ability to deal with socialists
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How many blackshirts were there in 1922
250,000
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How many fascist party members were there in 1922
500,000
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How many seats did the Fascists have in parliament in 1922
35
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