How Successful Were the Liberal Governments of 1896 to 1915 in Dealing with the Problems They Faced?

In the full point 1896 1915, the condition of Italy was relatively in a terrible state in many ways with various political, economic and social hassles that hindered the countrys progress. Italys heavy(p) political sympathiess during this period were generally very(prenominal) unsuccessful in dealing with these inherited and growing problems clearly contributing to the end of Liberalism in Italy. More so, the Liberal political sympathies at a lower place the rule of Giolitti apothegm Italy progressing in some circumstances regarding the socio-economic concerns. Nonetheless, it is very comprehensible that the Liberal Governments lacked solving the problems that they faced.The Liberal Governments major issue following unification was Italys economic progress due to various problems. The economic situation in Italy after Unification was lacking modern communications such as roadstead due to a limited degree of industrialisation. This was a huge problem for the Liberals to solve because it meant that Italy was industrially declined in comparison to most of Europe. As of this decline, the Liberals tried to put an end to the Economic backwardness by increasing industrial production. This occurred by essentially increasing the percentage of the manpower in industry.Industrial giants such as Fiat and Pirelli employed more workers to help contribute to the increased percentage working in industry from 13% in 1871 to 23% in 1913. This proved successful for the Liberals in ways that they improved industrial output. However, the workforce for industry being 23% was clam up approximately half than that of the workforce for agriculture being 57%. Accordingly, the Liberal Government did not heavily improve industrialisation successfully. Moreover, this increase in industrial workforce did prove to widen the north-south divide socially because of industry situating mainly in the north of Italy.To conclude, you would say that the Liberal Government failed to deal wi th this inherited problem although it did increase the industrial workforce but insignificantly achieving their aim. Thus, you would deduce that it left Italy with little preparation for war and accordingly the social problems that were caused. It appears to be that the Liberal Government had worsened the north-south divide caused by their merely achieved aim in improving industry. Heavy tariffs and taxes on Italian exports also enforced by the Liberals completely terminate Italian export industries especially in silk trade.Judging this, unemployment increased primarily in the south causing social unrest. The Governments improved industrial breeding had also caused redistribution of the population all over Italy, densely populating the towns and cities that were not prepared for this overcrowding and influx. As of this, the enforced economic changes, Italy had an augmenting number of social problems combining with the Liberal Governments inherited problems. Firstly, this was the g reat north-south divide that was very difficult to unite due to the south being extremely backward and poor and the north being more developed in every way.This social inequality is clearly outlined in reasonable living standards in the north but general low living standards of the south. The governments inherited social problem was also education. The north had improving education standards with high literacy rates however, this was clearly backward to the souths high illiteracy rates figuring over 88% and low education levels. As a result, the Government dealt with this, by nerve-racking to improve education in the south and so by 1913, the percentage of illiteracy had decreased to 65. 3% proving a successful improvement.One of Giolittis policies of reform was to happen upon anti-malarial drugs free especially in poverty struck areas of the south. This policy had considerably improved the health for most people in the south of Italy. Furthermore, there was a more obvious inhe rited problem for the Liberals. This was the percentage of the population who spoke the Italian language, because only 2. 5% spoke it. This occurred due to the Italians speaking their regional languages in states like Venice and Rome. Prior to these inherited problems, we would conclude that the Government had hugely reduced adult illiteracy rates especially in the south from 88% to 65. %. The Liberals had also efficiently improved health services especially in the south by enforcing free anti-malaria drugs mainly in the southern areas of Italy. However, the Liberals had failed in solving all of the problems because of factors such as unemployment remaining high and the southern problem still remaining prevalent on a whole. Although, it is lovely to judge that the Liberal Government was fairly successful in dealing with the various social problems it had faced causing significant improvements as stated before.However, the owing(p) social problems had led to an increase in the swe ar of socialism and also leading to an increased fear of communism stressing political problems for the Liberal Governments to deal with. The Liberals had dominated politics generally for a long period of time. However the Liberal Government had lost out on support hugely by 1915 under Giolitionism. The Liberal Governments general aims were to stabilise Italian politics, end the church state division and obviously gain support for Liberalism.This is true in every way, because only 2% of the population (middle class/wealthy landowners) elected from the North of Italy. This clearly meant that the Liberal Governments aim was to maximise their support for a sustained period of time. However, in some cases of Giolittionism, the Liberals have been too geared to the needs of the wealthy and have not met the needs of the poor. This meant that the Liberals had to try and work for the benefit of the poor and other groups including moderate socialists and Catholics to deal with this problem i . . Transformismo. However this pro pose fair government did not solve the major political issue, which were the differences between these other groups and the Liberal Government that was clearly outstanding under Giolittis political trunk. This made it fairly easy for Giolitti to lose support when enforcing policies and so the Liberal Governments fell through fairly quickly on a whole. From what I can judge from the Liberal Political system, there were various threats posed against the Liberal Governments from the far left and far right.This was because the working class solely turned their support to other groups who also wanted reform and revolt. As to this, the Liberal Governments failed terribly in successfully dealing with political problems in the period 1896-1915. This was because of not being able to improve the political system for the benefit of other groups thus leaving politics stagnated outlining their failure. Overall, from what I can conclude, we can say that the Li beral Governments had not successfully dealt with the problems they faced in the period 1896-1915.This had ranged from their control of society which, although experienced in some case a slight improvement but in every case failed terribly in improving the main north-south divide that outlined Italys divide in society. Their control over the economy had responded to some sort of improvement in scathe of industrialisation, yet they still lacked in efficiently industrialising the country for a war or modernisation. Furthermore, we can deduce that the Liberals were ineffective in predominantly improving the political system for which lead to the end of Liberalism in Italian politics.