INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
FASCISM IN ITALY
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high unemployment and high taxes
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unrest in their new territory on the Adriatic
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overproduction
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strict government control
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Detailed explanation-1: -What problems did Italy face after World War I? Italy faced unemployment, a decline in trade, rising taxes, and a weak and divided government. How did these problems help Mussolini win power? His promises to revive Rome’s greatness, to replace turmoil with order, and to end corruption had great appeal.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the First World War Italy had been in a state of unrest including unemployment, peasants seized lands and workers went on strike. The economy of Italy became very weak, and this weak economy led to the extremism among the working classes of Italy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Italian government spent more on the war than it had in the previous 50 years. The war debt, food shortages, bad harvests and significant inflationary increases effectively bankrupted the country, with an estimated half a million civilians dying.
Detailed explanation-4: -Italy was disappointed that it was denied territory promised by Britain and France.