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Bienno Rosso
Bienno Rosso 1919-1920
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bienno rosso | failed socialist revolution |
| what two forms of protest took place during Bienno Rosso | strikes and land occuption |
| how many days of work had been lost to strikes in 1918 | 900 |
| how many days of work had been lost to strikes in 1919 | 22,000 |
| how many days of work had been lost to strikes in 1920 | 31,000 |
| how many workers took control of their factories in 1920 | 400,000 |
| what did rural labourers do during bienno rosso | seized land from landowners |
| what was formed to aid strikes and land occupations | trade unions |
| what did rural labourers demand from landowners | pay rise |
| why didn't the liberal government restore law and order | they were too weak |
| 2 ways the liberal government respond to the strikes and land occupations | -told employers to grant payrises -legalised land occupations |
| how did mussolini use the bienno rosso to gain support | squadristi subdued socialists |
| 3 groups that supported mussolini due to squadristi action during the Bienno Rosso | industrialists, middle class, upper class |