Unlocked: Italy: Nation-Building Struggles & the Entry Into World War I, 1861-1915

Unlocked after 1 year for patrons only: We reconstruct the complex divisions and conflicts in Italian society as the new state sought to realize the Risorgimento’s unfulfilled promises of national unity and glory. We observe how the struggles among the Papacy, the Crown, and the powerful socialist movement led to Italy’s momentous decision to break with the Triple Alliance and to enter World War One with the Entente powers, and laid the groundwork for the original rise of Fascism.

This series on the origins of the First World War comprises 15 lectures; 7 of them are on Patreon for patrons only:

#2: Serbia

#4: Bosnia & the Assassination

#6: Germany

#8: France

#10: Japan

#12: War Planning & Strategy

#14: Conclusions: Was the Great War Inevitable?

You can gain access to the full series either by signing up as a patron of historiansplaining (https://www.patreon.com/c/u5530632), or alternatively, by purchasing access to the full playlist with on flat fee: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2226364?view=condensed

Suggested further reading: John A. David, ed., "Italy in the Nineteenth Century”; Adrian Lyttleton, ed., “Liberal and Fascist Italy”

Image: pro-intervention rally with Gabriele D’Annunzio, held at Quarto, Liguria, May 5, 1915