Italian Exp 1

Unification

100

What was the year of Italian Unification?

1861

200

Mention one of the two main characters of Italian Unification:

Cavour and Garibaldi

300

when did Rome and the Papal State finally join the Unified Italian state?

1870

The Liberal Period

100

What were the years of the Liberal Period in Italian history?

1870-1923

200

What was the name of the most important PM in the liberal period who tried to make pol compromises in order to outmaneuver the radical left and right?

Giovanni Giolotti

300

which colony did Italy gain after the Italian. Turkish war 1911-12?

Libya

The First World War

100

with whom did Italy join an alliance in 1882?

Germany and Aust-Hungary (the tripple alliance)

200

in what year did Italy enter the First World War?

1915

300

Which side did Italy join when it entered the First World War?

the allies/the entente

400

What is the name of the treaty that laid down the conditions for  Italy's participation in the First World War?

The Treaty of London

500

What is the name of the political controversy in Italy about whether Italy should enter the First World War?

the Intervention Crisis

Political Groups

100

Which political party did Mussolini first join in his political career?

the PSI (the socialists)

200

What was the main political goal of the Italian Nationalist Association formed in 1910?

imperialist/territorial expansion

300

What was the name of the political group on the left that supported Italian intervention in the First World War?

The revolutionary action groups or Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria.

400

Which important conservative institution was against Liberal Democracy and against intervention in WW1 and urged its members not to vote?

the Catholic Church