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What problems did Italy have before 1919? Italy had faced many problems since the 1890's. Their society had been weak for a long time, many political and economic issues had not been addressed, catholic members were being influenced particularly by the pope, and finally World War 1 had a negative impact upon the country itself; therefore creating new problems by 1919. Firstly, the Italian society was very weak due to the North-South divide. Although Northern Italy was struggling compared to the rest of Europe, they were considerably more advanced than Southern Italy. Southern illiteracy rates had reached 87% compared to only 68% in the north, and only 0.01% of the population owned 50% of the land. The north had introduced more industry as well as commercial farming, and due to their land being better quality than in the south, their agriculture was advanced. The south also suffered from frequent social unrest, which...

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