The post-war economic crisis and social unrest: unemployment and inflation; government instability; the rise of the PSI; the Popolari and the Fascist Party
After the First World War, Italy suffered rising prices, mass unemployment, and weak governments. These hardships pushed millions of Italians towards radical new political parties, including the Socialists and the Fascists.
Real World
In 1919, the metalworkers' union FIOM called strikes across Turin's Fiat plants as inflation had cut real wages by nearly half since 1914, driving workers towards the PSI in huge numbers.
Exam Focus
For 'explain' questions, link economic causes (inflation, unemployment) directly to political consequences (PSI/Fascist growth) to access higher mark bands.
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