Which important period of Italian history ended in the late 1800s and paved the path to Italy becoming an imperialistic unified nation?
The Risorgimento (unification of Italy)
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Who were the main Allies at the beginning of the war?
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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What year did they get into the war?
1915
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How many Italians were wounded or crippled?
more than a million
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What were the characteristics of the government of the Right-wing in the 1860s and 1870s?
High taxes, strict laws and law enforcement, attempts at balancing the budget of the new nation, riots and insurrections across Italy.
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Why did they make the Triple Alliance?
The Triple Alliance was made because Germany and Austria-Hungary needed help from powerful countries to protect them from an attack of France.
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What country did Italy have to attack?
Austria- Hungary
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Economic consequences?
Inflation increased and lead the country bankrupt.
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What was the fundamental flaw in the policy of free vote in Italy during the rule of Depretis in the late 1800s?
The law stated that a ll literate males could vote, but literacy rates were extremely low at the time, and many areas of Southern Italy did not feel the effects of this new law.
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Which country asked Italy to join the Triple Alliance?
Germany
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Did Italy fight with the Triple Entente?
Yes
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How many Italians were killed in combat?
600,000
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What action of Pope Pio Nono (Pio IX) granted relative political stability to Italy? Why is that the case?
Banning free vote, since it impeded possible far-right movements from taking power.
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Who were Italy's main rival?
Austria-Hungary.
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What was the secret Treaty of London?
The Italians would attack one of the Triple Alliance’s countries and would get more territory from the country they attacked.
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When did Italy pay the debts of war?
1970s
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Describe Italy’s relations with Germany and Austria-Hungary before World War I began.
Bad relations with Austria-Hungary due to a long history of fighting. Germany, on the other hand, had good relations with Italy due to historical friendship (Prussia and Italy) and diplomatic policies of Otto Bismarck.
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Why were they fighting Austria-Hungary?
The Triple Alliance was made only for defensive process, Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia, so Italy didn't like that so she signed a secret treaty with Britain to fight together and defeat Austria-Hungary.
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Why did they sign the secret Treaty of London?
Austria- Hungary attacked Serbia and led Italy to leave the Triple Alliance, and they wanted to gain more territory.