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Long-term weaknesses of liberal Italy
Political
Catholic Church
The Vatican had been forced into unification and the liberal politicians had many anti-clerical policies
Up until 1914 the Vatican had urged Catholics not to vote
Nationalist opposition
The Italian Nationalist Association was founded in 1910.
It glorified was and criticised the weakness of liberal governments for failing to become a "Great Power", as the founder believed it should be since unification.
Nationalists also believed that unification was unfinished as Trentino and Trieste were under Austrian control despite containing many Italian speakers.
The Italians had small areas of Africa (Libya, Eritea) and had been humiliatingly defeated in their quest to conquer Abyssinia in the 1896 Battle of Adowa.
Working class protest
Up until 1930 the vote had been limited to upper class male elites, after which it was extended to all men over 30.
The masses felt that the government only cared for the middle and upper classes leading to unrest and a general strike in 1914.
Economical
Lack of national identity
There was an economical division between the north and the south
The peasants
who lived in the South
lived in abject poverty
The industrialized north was prospery
Social
Working-class protest
Middle and upper classes dominated the political system
Politicians wanted to respond to the growing unrest with
force
Closing down trade unions and banning parties such as the PSI
Lack of national identity
The country was young
Italy had many divided opinions
The South were living in extreme poverty
the North were prospering
Regionalism remained strong force
italians had loyalty to their home towns and cities
They lacked a coherent sense of Italian identity
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