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problems post WW1
political, economic lead to Mussoini's rise
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how high had inflation reached during WW1 | 400 percent |
| how much had wages fallen over the course of WW1 | 25 percent |
| how much had Italy spent on the war by 1945 | 148 billion lire |
| what was italy's national debt by 1945 | 85 billion lire |
| why was the italian economy so impacted by the end of WW1 | it had become reliant on a total war |
| total war | war production at any cost |
| italian unemployment in 1919 | 2 million |
| why was italian unemployment so high in 1919 | demobilisation of soldiers |
| how many soldiers were demolbilised at the end of WW1 | 5 million |
| how much of its value had the lire lost in 1919 | 1/2 |
| which social group was most impacted by the lire losing 1/2 its value | middle class |
| were the liberals united or divided by the end of ww1 | divided |
| how were the liberals divided | neutralists VS interventionists |
| name one liberal neutralist | giolitti |
| name one liberal interventionist | salandra |
| could the liberals provide the strong government needed after the war | no |
| what caused right wing discontent after ww1 | mutilated victory |
| mutilated victory | Italy being denied Dalmatia and Fiume in the treaty of st germain |
| when was the treaty of st germain | sep 1919 |
| name a right wing group | nationalists |
| what is blamed for the mutilated victory | liberal weakness |
| did the socialist party grow or shrink during ww1 | grow |
| how many members did the socialist party have by 1919 | 200,000 |
| what did socialist growth create a fear of in political circles | socialist revolution |
| what two political reforms were introduced in italy post ww1 | proportional representation + universal male suffrage |
| what did issue arose from proportional representation | too many new parties = cant form majority government |
| what issue arose from universal male suffrage | increased socialist votes |
| statistic to prove socialist support increased when male suffrage was introduced | Nov 1919 election = socialists won 32 percent of votes (majority) |
| what was the PPI | Italian people's party |
| italian people's party | catholic party |
| when was the PPI founded | 1919 |
| why was the PPI founded | to combat rise in socialism |
| how did the founding of the PPI affect liberal party | took their votes |
| 2 largest parties post Nov 1919 election | PPI+PSI |
| did the liberals stay in power after the 1919 election | yes |
| why did the liberals stay in power post the 1919 elections when they didnt win the majority | PPI+PSI couldn't form a coalition |
| was the liberal government post 1919 elections stable | no = many unstable coalitions |
| evidence that the liberal government after 1919 elections was unstable | 1919-Oct 1922 = five different prime ministers |
| what did D'Annunzio do in 1919 | conquered Fiume |
| did nationalists support D'Annunzio's invasion of Fiume | yes |
| 2 reasons why the invasion of Fiume made the liberals look weak | -they didn't conquer Fiume -they didn't challenge D'Annunzio for a year |
| Bienno Rosso | two years of socialist strikes and land occupation |
| when was Bienno Rosso | 1919-1920 |
| how did the bienno rosso make the liberal gov look week | government couldn't restore order |
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