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Italy at the end of XIX century - Coggle Diagram
Italy at the end of XIX century
Sinistra storica
(Historical Left)
Middle class
pay atention to the needs of the poor classes
1876-1896
2 main reforms:
legge Coppino=education mandatory & free ,age 6 to 9
electoral reform=vote alowed to male citizens,who were 21 & atended elementari school, earned 20 lire at month , population 2%-7%
Protectionism
wanted to ''protect'' the Italian production
They raised customs duties on some foreign
products.
The Italian products were cheaper and the
people bought them.
Wanted a colonial empire
conquer Tunisia but it wasn't
successful
Crisis between France and Italy
Italy, Austrian Empire and Germany, Triple Alliance (1882)
Italy conquer Eritrea (1882)
and part of Somalia (1892).
One Sinistra Storica's Prime Ministers
Francesco Crispi
new Penal Code it allowed the freedom
of strike and abolished the death penalty;
• it severely repressed workers' protests;
• it continued to apply protectionism;
• it continued the colonial policy.
Filippo Turati founded the Italian
socialist party.
Fasci Siciliani (1893)
Italy tried to conquer Abyssinia (Ethiopia)but could not
1896 battle of Adua
Crispi resigned
End of century crisis
High unemployment,low salaries, higher taxes, bread cost encreased due to protectionism because wheat imports were blocked
all brought to protests & strikes
Goverment repressed the revolts by force.MIlan (1898) The government ordered Genral Bava Beccaris to fire on the crowd
Attempted an authtitarian turn,pass laws restricting the freedom of association the press and strike.
parliament refussed this law & convinced King Umberto I to call new elections
1900 Gaetano Bresci killed the kingbecause wanted to avenge the deads of bava beccaris