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| Give 4 points on Italian foreign policy pre-WW1. |
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Definition
-established settlements in Eritrea and Somaliland, failed to gain control of Abyssinia.
-In 1912 it gained control of Libya.
-In 1882 joined triple alliance with Austria-hungary and Germany.
-remained neutral during WW2. |
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| what were the main social weaknesses before/during WW1? |
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Definition
*the times of peasant farmers were over by 1910.
*larger farms run by capitalist tenant farmers, employing landless farm labourers became the 'norm'. |
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Term
| describe the social division before/during WW1. |
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Definition
new developers-rural society more divided.
peasant farmers/labourers lost out
socially less stable-open to political agitation
north progressed south stuck |
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| what was the social impact of WW1 on towns? |
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Definition
*industrial workers/factories put under military discipline.
*price inflation of 25% + food shortages-great resentment.
*increase in membership of socialist trade unions. |
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Term
| what was the social impact of WW1 on the country? |
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Definition
*2.5mil peasants and labourers joined army
*women kept food production
*inflation led to prosperity-debt paid off, rent-less burden. |
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