Basic keynote on Italy in 1896

1. Italy in 1896
Battle of Adowa 1896

2. Age of Imperialism
European powers
wanted to have
colonial empires
Italy wanted to join the
party in the ‘scramble
for Africa’
Italy wanted to grab
more

3. Age of Imperialism
European powers
wanted to have
colonial empires
Italy wanted to join the
party in the ‘scramble
for Africa’
Italy wanted to grab
more

4. What had Italy achieved
1883 - Eritrea as a colony
1885 - Somaliland as a colony
This was not in a similar league to
Britain, France and Germany

5. Defeat
Tried to acquire
Abyssinia
However, it all went
horribly wrong with
defeat at the Battle of
Adowa

6. Defeat
Tried to acquire
Abyssinia
However, it all went
horribly wrong with
defeat at the Battle of
Adowa

7. Fall of Crispi
Defeat cost Crispi his
job (Prime Minister)

8. Fall of Crispi
Defeat cost Crispi his
job (Prime Minister)

9. Fall of Crispi
Defeat cost Crispi his
job (Prime Minister)

10. North-South divide
The north was more industrial - the rise
of the socialist party
The south was more agricultural -
dominated my landowners
Very few people in the south owned
land
Farming wasn’t mechanised - mass
emigration

11. The Papacy
The Pope didn’t like
the fact that he had
lost his independence
Didn’t want to be ruled
by the Kingdom of
Italy
Catholics didn’t always
listen to edicts from
the Pope

12. The Papacy
The Pope didn’t like
the fact that he had
lost his independence
Didn’t want to be ruled
by the Kingdom of
Italy
Catholics didn’t always
listen to edicts from
the Pope