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Weaknesses of Liberal Italy
Social
Lack of national identity
Italians didn´t had the sense of national identity
Regionalism remained strong between the people
Caused economical and political divisions between the north and south
Working-class protest
The middle and upper classes
Dominated the political system
Liberal government
Existed before World War One
Has a reputation for
Corruption
Representing the needs of the middle and upper class
1914 strike
Working class movements grow in Italy
Growing peasant and working-class unrest
1892
The Italian Socialist Party (PSI) was founded
Many politicians wanted to respond
By force
Closing down trade unions
Banning parties
Example the (PSI)
Giovanni Giolitti
Dominated Italian politics in the pre-war period
Attempt to gain a rapprochement with the Church
By allowing religious education in schools
Political
Internal division
North versus South
Regionalism was strong amongst the population
PSI versus Nationalists
Nationalists; Glorified war and past glories
Seeked Italian-speaking territories in the Austro-Hungarian empire
Wanted involvment with the Entente and WWI
Disapproval of liberal governements
PSI
Italian Socialist Party
Anti Imperialistc - Advocated against war
Disapproval of liberal government
Left-Wing Worker's party
Catholic Church
Disapproval of liberal government
Anti-clerical policies
Encouraged catholics not to vote until 1914
Appeased by Giovanni Giolitti
Allowance of religious teaching in schools
Corruption in liberal governments
Caused working class unrest
General strike of 1914
Ban of unions and formation of parties
Foundation of the PSI
Involvment in WWI
The left was divided
PSI view the conflict as an "Imperialists War"
Others supported it
It was an opportunity for liberal destruction and revolution
Left wing intervensionists set up revolutionary action groups
Made them support the war
Liberals opposed it
No gain from the war
The Catholic Church opposed it
Austria was a catholic nation
Economical
Recession
Lack of national identity
Divisions in the north and the south
Peasants lived in the south with abject poverty
Industry backwardness
North was industrialized
Failed colonialism
Wanted an empire to compete against Britain, France and the new Germany
Failed to conquer Abyssinia
Giolitti's policies
Initially worked but collapsed due to the economic issues that the Italian Turkish war added.
Made minor gains in Africa
Eritrea and part of Somaliland
Limitations
Development of steel was limited depending of the economy
Industries operated below max capacity
Importation of raw materials depended on other countries
Caused
After unification
