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Italy impact of WW1
Economic, military, social, political
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how many men were in the Italian army during WW1 | 5 million |
| name two problems with using conscripted soldiers | no experience, low morale |
| how many soldiers were killed in total | 650,000 |
| how many soldiers were wounded in total | 1 million |
| how many soldiers were permanently disabled in total | 450,000 |
| what were the 2 negative military impacts of the battles of Isonzo | 1/2 of Italy's deaths, war of attrition 1915-1917 |
| what were two negative impacts of the battle of Caporetto | 10,000 dead, loss of morale |
| what was the impact of the battle of Vittorio Veneto | Austro-Hungarian empire dissolved |
| what was the manner in which Italy entered WW1 | secretively using King's executive power |
| why was the use of the king's executive powers politically bad | undermined liberalism |
| why was the italian wartime gov a weak one | chamber of deputies + liberals divided, socialists + catholics wouldn't participate as protest |
| why was there a rise in socialism during the war | poor economy |
| name a statistic that supports that there was a rise in socialism during WW1 | 1914-19 socialist party membership increased 4x |
| what happened in the November 1919 elections that prove there was a rise in socialism during WW1 | socialists won 32 percent of votes |
| what happened to Fiume in september 1919 | D'Annuzio and war vets took over the city |
| what was the impact of D'Annuzio's regime in Fiume 1919 | influenced fascism |
| what aspects of D'Annuzio's regime in 1919 did fascism include | processions + slogans |
| how much did cost of living increase between 1913 and 1918 | 300 percent |
| what does Total War mean | war supplies are produced at any cost |
| what was a positive impact of the war on the economy | industries e.g. ship-building flourished |
| name 2 companies that benefitted from wartime production | Pirelli and Fiat |
| what was the economic consequence of the Total War technique | economy became reliant on war-time industries |
| which 2 countries did Italy take loans from during WW1 | Britain + USA |
| how much did Italian national debt increase between 1914-1919 | 1914=16 billion lire, 1919=85 billion lire |
| what is one thing the government did that lead to inflation | print more money |
| how much did the purchase power of worker's wages decrease due to inflation | 25 percent |
| which social class was most negatively impacted by inflation | middle class |
| which social class was most positively impacted by inflation | working class |
| how did the working class benefit from inflation | allowed them to pay off debts |
| name an instance of unrest as a result of inflation | 1917 Turin Bread Riots |
| what was enforced on factory workers under the total war policy | military discipline |
| what is military discipline | can't move jobs/strike |
| what was Bienno Rosso | climax of social unrest due to inflation |
| what happened during the Bienno Rosso | workers occupied factories and ship yards |
| when was the Bienno Rosso | August 1920 |
| who sustained agriculture whilst farmers were conscripted | women and children |
| what membership increased as a result of social unrest | Trade union membership |
| how much did the General Confederation of Labour membership increase between 1918-20 | 1918=250,000, 1920=2 million |
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