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An Assessment Of The Liberals
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIBERALS A major dispute that is still debated today is whether or not the Liberals actually modernised Italy, or if their policies infact hindered development and fully developed divisions with Italian society. The Liberal regime faced many problems even its infancy. To begin with, none of the members of the Liberal party were real politicians; they were lawyers, doctors and university lecturers, or entrepreneurs or landowners. This was a reason for distrust amongst the people. However, all avidly believed in Italian unification and felt it was about time Italy took her rightful place alongside the great powers of Europe. To do this, they would need to 'create Italians'. This was easier said than done, as the population was not used to change and was familiar with being under orders of the Pope, who's Catholic Church was the biggest problem. The Pope did not want to lose control to...
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