(Access to History) Mark Robson - Access to History. Italy_ The Rise of Fascism 1915-1945-Hodder Education (2011) (1)

14 | Italy: The Rise of Fascism 1915–45
Study Guide: AS Question
In the style of OCR
How far did Italian governments effectively deal with their
internal problems between 1896 and 1915?
(50 marks)
Exam tips
The cross-references are intended to take you straight to the material
that will help you to answer the question.
Questions that ask ‘how far’ require you to analyse and evaluate the
extent to which Italian governments managed their domestic
problems. You are not required to give an explanation, but to make a
judgement on the success/failure with which the governments
tackled their problems. These might include:
• economic weaknesses and problems (page 6)
• factional problems (pages 7–8 and 12–13)
• opposition from the Roman Catholic Church (pages 6, 8 and 11)
• rise of nationalism (pages 9 and 11)
• difficulties presented by socialism (pages 7–8 and 11).
Each of these problems might form a separate paragraph and, where
possible, you need to show how some of them were linked or
connected, e.g. political divisions due to the conflict between
socialists, nationalists and Catholics. In each case you need to
consider how effectively the government dealt with its problems.
Finally a conclusion needs to be made that shows clearly your views
on the question.