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Giolitti
domestic policies, successes, failures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which prime minister was Giolittis predessesor | Crispi |
| what years made up the Giolitti era | 1892-1914 |
| what was Giolitti's political stance | left-wing liberal |
| transformismo | using tactics like bribery to gain political support from left and right |
| what is a benefit of transformismo | forms coalitions e.g. socialists and Liberals |
| what is a flaw to transformismo | coalitions are fragile and lead to political instability |
| what were the aims of Giolitti | maintain order, improve lives of the poor, undermine extremists, improve working conditions, reconcile with catholic church, develop economy, improve national unity |
| what law did giolitti pass in 1912 | electoral law |
| electoral law 1912 | expands suffrage to all men over 30 |
| what was italian suffrage like before 1912 | 1 in 15 men could vote |
| how much ahad suffrage increased by 1914 | almost 9 million |
| how many illiterate voters were there in 1914 | 5 million |
| list 3 social reforms Giolitti introduced | 11 hour working day for women, one rest day per week, outlawed employment of children under 12 |
| when did giolitti set up maternity funds | 1910 |
| when did giolitti set up national insurance | 1912 |
| when did giolitti nationalise education | 1911 |
| what was giolittis policy RE strikes | remain neutral, send in an arbitrator |
| what is an arbitrator | neutral official to hear both sides of a labour dispute and suggest compromises |
| how much of an increase was there in government spending for public works between 1900 and 1907 | 50 percent |
| how much was funding for education increased | 300 percent |
| list 3 things public work funds were spent on | aquaducts, improving roads and water quality |
| how did Giolitti undermine left wing extremists in 1904 | remained neutral during strike, strike collapsed independantly |
| why did moderate socialists form a coalition with liberals | they supported giolittis welfare reforms |
| what was an indicator that nationalism was rising in the early 1900s | Italian Nationalist Association is formed |
| how does Giolitti placate nationalists | Italy invades Libya |
| when does Italy invade Libya | 1911 |
| how does the war in libya affect giolitti's relationship with socialists | he loses their support |
| does the war in libya achieve the goal of attracting nationalist support | yes |
| list 3 reasons the war in Libya was not a true success | more expenive than anticipated, lasted longer than anticipated, lose right wing support |
| how much more expensive is the libyan war than expected | 30 million lire a month to 80 million lire a month |
| how much does the war in libya cost in total | 1.3 billion lire |
| why was italy's relationship with the church so poor | seizure of Rome and the papal states in 1870 |
| when is the popes non expedit lifted | 1904 |
| why is the pope's non-expedit lifted | fear of socialists winning national election |
| what deal improved Italy's relationship with the church | Gentolini pact 1913 |
| Gentolini pact 1913 | catholics vote for liberals if liberals support catholic interests |
| in what ways did the gentolini pact fail | secular liberals found out and left Giolittis coalition in protest |
| what was the outcome of the socialist-liberal coalition walk-out | Giolitti resigned |
| what was the growth rate during the trade boom of 1891-1908 | 4 percent per year |
| list 3 modern industries developed in Italy during the Giolitti era | chemical, automobile, electrics |
| how much did international trade increase between 1905-1914 | 17 percent |
| list 3 companies Giolitti offered cheap loans to | Fiat, Lancia Alpha Romeo |
| when did giolitti nationalise railways | 1905 |
| how much did railway expand post-nationalisation | 14 percent |
| how much electricity is produced by hydro-electric dams by 1914 | 90 percent |
| how much did the national literacy rate improve between 1871 and 1911 | 31 percent |
| what was a negative of the electoral law 1912 | increase in socialism |
| what industry stagnated during Giolitti's economic boom | agriculture |
| what statistic evidences agriculture stagnating | industry growth rate = 1 percent |
| who did the economic expansion and modernisation benefit disproportionately less | southerners |
| what had to happen to pay the expenses of the libyan war | welfare cuts |
| which class did Giolitti lose support from as a result of his neutrality policy | middle class |
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