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Red Week was the name given to a week of unrest which occurred from 7 to 14 June 1914. Over these seven days, Italy saw widespread rioting and large-scale strikes throughout the Italian provinces of Romagna and the Marche.[1]
Red Week
Map showing regions affected by the Red Week: Emilia-Romagna, and Marche
The rioters were protesting in response to a series of reforms introduced in 1914 initiated by the previous Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti (Salandra[2] was PM by June 1914) which aimed to 'consume' the working class into Italy's liberal system. The final spark that caused the outbreak of the mass strikes was the death of three anti-militarist men in June. Despite a widening of suffrage and a change in the government's policies concerning industrial disputes (in favour of workers), a general strike was called in support of large demonstrations in many major industrialised towns, which in turn had been caused by the shooting of three socialist protesters. However, due to the nature of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), the strike was uncoordinated and rioters were headed off by government troops.
The situation was regarded so grave that the government deployed “100,000 soldiers,” including many reservists, resulting in the death of 17 rioters and a thousand injured.[3] The widespread riots paralyzed almost every major city for two days.[4] The would-be revolutionaries briefly seized control of “entire towns in central Italy; railways were cut, bridges destroyed,” while the insurgents displayed red flags on public buildings.[5]
Effects
The riots during Red Week frightened the lower middle classes, and proved that Italy's problems of unification were more than just the growing pains of a young nation. Italy's Wars of Unification (Risorgimento) and following trade measures had failed to iron out inequalities between its industrialised North and agricultural South - the needs of both could not simultaneously be satisfied by Giolitti's liberal politics.
Benito Mussolini was the only prominent Marxist to defend the popular street uprising that was referred to in Italy as Settimana Rossa (Red Week).[6] Mussolini considered Red Week as his “greatest achievement and disappointment” during his leadership of the Italian Socialist Party, regarding the strike as the pinnacle of radical class struggle but also as an abysmal failure.[7] Although Mussolini hailed Red Week as the beginning of the end of capitalism in Italy, it became evident to many within the labor and socialist movement that rebellion, general strikes and revolutionary “myths” did not constitute revolution.[8] The strikes resulted in making reactionary elements of the nation stronger as the middle class and conservatives rallied behind their government to put down the rebellion, while the socialists were left with disappointment and recrimination for engaging in an unsuccessful uprising. The failure of Red Week provided evidence of the severe limitations of current class socialism. Mussolini argued that Italy’s industrial sector was not mature enough and had neither a fully developed modern bourgeoisie nor a modern proletarian movement.[9]
Following the events of June 1914, editorials in Benito Mussolini's political journal Avanti! urged that more drastic measures be taken against the Italian government, and Italy's joining of the First World War subsequent to the Red Week gave huge credence to Mussolini's rhetoric against the sycophantic government, which had presented itself as an easy target for its entry into the Great War. After Mussolini’s Fascist regime was overthrown in 1943-45 it was not difficult for a certain number of “ex-Blackshirts to swing to left-wing political extremism”,[10] sometimes joining anti-fascist organizations. Sharing a common hostility toward democratic parliamentary government, adherents of fascism and communism often found themselves appealing to the “same kinds of alienated people.”[11]
^"First World War.com - Who's Who - Antonio Salandra". www.firstworldwar.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^John R. Schindler, Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War, Connecticut and London, Praeger, 2001, p. 12
^David D. Roberts, The Syndicalist Tradition and Italian Fascism, University of North Carolina Press, 1979, p. 74
^Denis Mack Smith, Italy and it Monarchy, New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 1989, p. 197
^Ernst Nolte,Three Faces of Fascism: Action Française, Italian Fascism, National Socialism, Translated from the German by Lelia Vennewitz, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1966) p. 154
^Giuseppe Finaldi, Mussolini and Italian Fascism, New York and London, Routledge, 2014, p. 24
^Giuseppe Finaldi, Mussolini and Italian Fascism, New York and London, Routledge, 2014, p. 24
^Stanley G. Payne, A History of Fascism, 1914-1945, University of Wisconsin Press, 1995, p. 84
^ Charles F. Delzell, edit., “Introduction”, Mediterranean Fascism 1919-1945, New York, NY, Walker and Company, 1971, p. xiii
^ Charles F. Delzell, edit., “Introduction”, Mediterranean Fascism 1919-1945, New York, NY, Walker and Company, 1971, p. xiii
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian June 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 755 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Settimana rossa see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Settimana rossa to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Red Week Italy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Red Week was the name given to a week of unrest which occurred from 7 to 14 June 1914 Over these seven days Italy saw widespread rioting and large scale strikes throughout the Italian provinces of Romagna and the Marche 1 Red WeekMap showing regions affected by the Red Week Emilia Romagna and MarcheDate7 14 June 1914 1914 06 07 1914 06 14 LocationRomagna and the MarcheCaused byLiberal reforms killing of anti militarist protestorsGoalsRevolutionMethodsStrike actions riotingResulted inSuppressedParties to the civil conflictItalian left wing Republican Party Socialist Party Syndicalist Union Kingdom of Italy Liberal Union Carabinieri Royal Italian ArmyLead figuresOddo Marinelli it Errico MalatestaPietro NenniBenito Mussolini Antonio SalandraNumber60 000 demonstrators 100 000 soldiersOrigins EditThe rioters were protesting in response to a series of reforms introduced in 1914 initiated by the previous Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti Salandra 2 was PM by June 1914 which aimed to consume the working class into Italy s liberal system The final spark that caused the outbreak of the mass strikes was the death of three anti militarist men in June Despite a widening of suffrage and a change in the government s policies concerning industrial disputes in favour of workers a general strike was called in support of large demonstrations in many major industrialised towns which in turn had been caused by the shooting of three socialist protesters However due to the nature of the Italian Socialist Party PSI the strike was uncoordinated and rioters were headed off by government troops The situation was regarded so grave that the government deployed 100 000 soldiers including many reservists resulting in the death of 17 rioters and a thousand injured 3 The widespread riots paralyzed almost every major city for two days 4 The would be revolutionaries briefly seized control of entire towns in central Italy railways were cut bridges destroyed while the insurgents displayed red flags on public buildings 5 Effects EditThe riots during Red Week frightened the lower middle classes and proved that Italy s problems of unification were more than just the growing pains of a young nation Italy s Wars of Unification Risorgimento and following trade measures had failed to iron out inequalities between its industrialised North and agricultural South the needs of both could not simultaneously be satisfied by Giolitti s liberal politics Benito Mussolini was the only prominent Marxist to defend the popular street uprising that was referred to in Italy as Settimana Rossa Red Week 6 Mussolini considered Red Week as his greatest achievement and disappointment during his leadership of the Italian Socialist Party regarding the strike as the pinnacle of radical class struggle but also as an abysmal failure 7 Although Mussolini hailed Red Week as the beginning of the end of capitalism in Italy it became evident to many within the labor and socialist movement that rebellion general strikes and revolutionary myths did not constitute revolution 8 The strikes resulted in making reactionary elements of the nation stronger as the middle class and conservatives rallied behind their government to put down the rebellion while the socialists were left with disappointment and recrimination for engaging in an unsuccessful uprising The failure of Red Week provided evidence of the severe limitations of current class socialism Mussolini argued that Italy s industrial sector was not mature enough and had neither a fully developed modern bourgeoisie nor a modern proletarian movement 9 Following the events of June 1914 editorials in Benito Mussolini s political journal Avanti urged that more drastic measures be taken against the Italian government and Italy s joining of the First World War subsequent to the Red Week gave huge credence to Mussolini s rhetoric against the sycophantic government which had presented itself as an easy target for its entry into the Great War After Mussolini s Fascist regime was overthrown in 1943 45 it was not difficult for a certain number of ex Blackshirts to swing to left wing political extremism 10 sometimes joining anti fascist organizations Sharing a common hostility toward democratic parliamentary government adherents of fascism and communism often found themselves appealing to the same kinds of alienated people 11 References Edit Red Week Encyclopaedia Britannica Accessed 2 February 2015 http www britannica com EBchecked topic 494603 Red Week First World War com Who s Who Antonio Salandra www firstworldwar com Retrieved 7 December 2016 John R Schindler Isonzo The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War Connecticut and London Praeger 2001 p 12 David D Roberts The Syndicalist Tradition and Italian Fascism University of North Carolina Press 1979 p 74 Denis Mack Smith Italy and it Monarchy New Haven amp London Yale University Press 1989 p 197 Ernst Nolte Three Faces of Fascism Action Francaise Italian Fascism National Socialism Translated from the German by Lelia Vennewitz Holt Rinehart and Winston 1966 p 154 Giuseppe Finaldi Mussolini and Italian Fascism New York and London Routledge 2014 p 24 Giuseppe Finaldi Mussolini and Italian Fascism New York and London Routledge 2014 p 24 Stanley G Payne A History of Fascism 1914 1945 University of Wisconsin Press 1995 p 84 Charles F Delzell edit Introduction Mediterranean Fascism 1919 1945 New York NY Walker and Company 1971 p xiii Charles F Delzell edit Introduction Mediterranean Fascism 1919 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