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Long term weaknesses of Liberal Italy. - Coggle Diagram
Long term weaknesses of Liberal Italy
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Political problems
Conflicted foreign policy ambitions
Deep divisions
Division of the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church and the government didn't get along. The government, especially the liberal ones, didn't like the Church's influence, so they made policies against it. This made people take sides, causing division in society.
Division of society
Alienated working class
Corrupt government
Limited franchise
Economic problems
War costs
Italy's participation in wars, like the Italian-Turkish War and World War I, used up a lot of money and made economic problems worse.
World War I especially cost a lot, with many people dying and putting a lot of pressure on the economy.
Poverty.
Many southern peasants lived in severe lived in poverty
Social problems
Working class Unrest
Political system dominated by middle and upper classes; limited voting rights.
Increasing discontent among peasants and workers led to strikes and the growth of socialist movements.
Limited education
Hard to get an education.
The rural population couldn't read or write; they were illiterate.
Lack of National Identity
Strong regional loyalty, especially in the south, weakened a unified Italian identity.
Piedmont's control forced its laws and systems on other states, causing resentment.