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Weaknesses of Liberal Italy, At the battle of Caporetto Italians suffered…

- - - - a great power and empire
        
        to
        
        compete with Britain, France and new Germany
        
        but
        
        it had minor gains and territories
  - - - Regionalism was a strong force
      - Italians were loyal to their home towns
      - There were different laws and political systems, as well as economic divisions
      - Piedmont (dominant state) imposed its culture and law over other states
  - - - led to
        
        general strike in 1914
      - Creation of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) in 1892
  - - - willing to work with moderate socialists
        
        to
        
        gain the support of the masses
  - - - Resentment of the population to the liberal government
        
        for
        
        mismanagement of the war
- - - - divide Italy
        
        the division was exacerbated by the anti-clerical policies of the liberal governments.
  - - - Glorified war
      - Critized the weaknesses of the government
        
        to
        
        make Italy a "Great Power"
        
        which was considered
        
        its destiny after the unification
  - - - ruled by
        
        middle and upper classes
      - related to
        
        corruption
        
        lack of cooperation between social classes
  - - - Triple Entente
        
        If Italy joined they could:
        
        gain the Italian-speaking territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
        
        Signed the Treaty of London with Britain, France and Russia (1915)
        
        Supported by Nationalists and Futurists
        
        Opposed by the left-wing, liberals and the Catholic Church
        
        because
        
        it would destroy Liberal Italy and foster a revolution against the government
      - Triple Alliance
        
        with
        
        Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary
        
        to
        
        support each other in war
        
        Italy would remain neutral in the conflict between Austria and Russia
    - - had different points of view
- - - - a recession undermined them and economic issues were compounded by the Italian-Turkish war of 1911-12.
  - - - There was an unindustrialized economy based in agriculture.
      - Had limited economic resources.
  - - - led to
        
        an increased membership of trade unions and the PSI (Italian Socialist Party), which became increasingly militant by the end of the war.