HIS242H1 Lecture 5: HIS242H1 - Lecture 5 - Timeline Italy
Document Summary
1919: socialists had 200,000 members, opposed by church. Five failed governments between 1918 and 1922, 7 different pms. World war 1 cost italy economically and inflation occured, close to 6 x. Versailles: failed to get territory from london treaty. False promises to stay in power, polarization as soldiers to the right and workers to the left. Get enough seats to be a viable party. 500,000 fascist party members, 250,000 black shirts (appearance of law and order), after juking socialists (makes peace to get rid of ras, then ends truce) King emmanual (feared a civil war, only person who could check mussolini"s power by dismissing him from office, even though the only way would be for mussolini to convene the fascist grand council. 1923, chigi palace pact: industrialists promise to work with fascist syndicates. 1923 port of fiume in albania, promised this land from 1915 treaty of london, weakness of league. Cereal production doubles but grain prices go up.
