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Hammer & Wrench

Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)

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Red Triangle Pointed Up

Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)

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Globe Showing Europe Africa

Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners  1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)

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Counterclockwise Arrows Button

Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)

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Books

Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)

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Sos Button

Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)

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Globe With Meridians

Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World  1949-76 (China 1839-1997)

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Hammer

Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)

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Open Book

Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)

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Factory

Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping

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World Map

Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)

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Downcast Face with Sweat

Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)

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Writing Hand

Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)

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Mantelpiece Clock

Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)

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Pine Tree

Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)

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First Quarter Moon

Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)

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Castle

Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)

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Speaking Head

Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)

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Bridge

Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)

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Triangular Ruler

Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)

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Magnifying Glass Tilted Left

Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)

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Abacus

Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)

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Rocket

Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)

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Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)

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Thought Balloon

Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)

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Clipboard

Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)

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Game Die

Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)

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Busts In Silhouette

Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)

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Gear

Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)

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Coin

Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)

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Dollar Banknote

Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)

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Balance Scale

Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)

🎬 Setting the Stage: Italy in WWI, trenches, soldiers, and that palpable tension between government and soldiers.

<ul>
	<li>Italy fought Austria and Germany in Northern Italy.</li>
	<li>Mostly static war from 1915-1918, just like the Western Front in France/Belgium.</li>
	<li>Key Battles: Caporetto (1917) and Vittorio Veneto (1918).</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>The Italian Soldiers
	<ul>
		<li>Numbers: 5 million men, mainly conscripts.</li>
		<li>Origin: Mostly rural folks (think countryside!). Why? Factory folks were busy making war stuff!</li>
		<li>Life in the trenches: Think of it like camping, but in the worst conditions ever, with bullets zipping by!</li>
		<li>Pay Scale: Pretty low, probably couldn&rsquo;t buy a good pizza with that!</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Big Battles
	<ul>
		<li>Caporetto (Oct 1917): Surprise! The Austro-German duo had Italy retreating big time. Imagine being caught off guard in a game of tag! Losses? HUGE. 700,000 troops pushed back.</li>
		<li>Vittorio Veneto (Oct 1918): Italy&rsquo;s redemption song! They beat the Austrians. Think of it like the underdog team scoring the winning goal in the finals!</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Blame Game: After Caporetto, the main guy in charge pointed fingers at the soldiers. Said they were scaredy-cats. Ouch! But the Nationalists? They pointed fingers at the government. It&#39;s like when your team loses and everyone&#39;s arguing whose fault it was.</li>
	<li>Endings and New Beginnings
	<ul>
		<li>Austria said, &ldquo;I give up!&rdquo; on 3 Nov 1918.</li>
		<li>Germany followed suit, waving the white flag on 11 Nov. WWI ended! But not without leaving scars.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Casualties: Over 650,000 Italians dead. Hundreds of thousands wounded. If you lined them up, they&#39;d stretch for miles and miles!</li>
	<li>Politics and Aftermath
	<ul>
		<li>Soldiers were not just fighting; they were thinking. Politics entered the scene.</li>
		<li>Many were mad at the Liberal government, like being mad at the school board for changing the lunch menu.</li>
		<li>Some veterans gave the side-eye to the socialist PSI for not supporting the war.</li>
		<li>On the plus side? More jobs in industries and more members in trade unions. Silver linings, right?</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Question: According to this source, what was the impact of the First World War on Italy?

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Answer: The war drained Italy financially, costing twice the government&#39;s total expenditure from 1861-1913 (148 billion lire). Picture it like blowing your yearly allowance in just a week! The return on this investment? Not great. Italy&#39;s joy? Super low. Italy&rsquo;s grief? Sky-high. The nation dived into this war with dreams and patriotism, but it turned out to be a nightmare in the end. The aftermath? 25 years of chaos and tyranny. It&#39;s like throwing a party expecting fun, but your house gets wrecked.

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Real-World Example: Imagine spending all your savings on a fancy gadget, but it stops working after a week. That&rsquo;s Italy after WWI, lots of investment but too much grief.

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Fun Fact: The source is from an academic book, and guess what? It&#39;s British! So, it&#39;s an outsider&rsquo;s view of Italy&rsquo;s history. Always good to get a different perspective, right?

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🔥 Too Long, Didn&#39;t Read (TL;DR): Italy fought in WWI, faced huge losses, spent a lot of money, and the aftermath was politically chaotic. It&rsquo;s like playing a high-stakes game, losing, and then arguing about whose fault it was.

Unveiling Italy's Brutal Battles: First World War's Impact (1915-1918)

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