Due to the economic and social struggles at the beginning of the twentieth century, socialist ideas were widely accepted by the Italian working-class population during this time.
[3] National industrial systems were established to bring attention to problems in different areas, such as the wealth gap, widespread unemployment, and environmental pollution.
Peasants intended to voice their grievances,[1] so they turned to “State” socialists and labor leaders to campaign and legislate fair and equal treatment.
[7] This peasant strike was considered an important movement because it allowed people to recognize the possibilities of direct action and it represented the beginning of the struggle for collective power.
After previous political movements, socialists began to pay more attention to different types of radical experiments and manifestation.
[3] Through continuous education and experience, socialists tried to create more effective reform programs or foment revolutions whether through direct or indirect action.
[4] Socialists took great efforts to establish nationwide political organizations that were desperately needed in the early ages of development, with the assistance of local people.
[3] After a long period of development, there were still several long-standing difficulties that existed in poor social conditions since World War II.
Both of them faced a series of problems for democratic socialism, especially the absence of a powerful and independent socialist movement after World War II.
[5] However, due to several political corruption and financial scandals during the 1994 elections, the PSI lost the controlling position in government and became a minor party.
[9] During the period of the industrial revolution, in addition to other similarities between Catholics and socialists, they had a shared goal related to workers' rights.
In the last decade of the nineteenth century, Italy was still a relatively backward country, with deep economic differences between the north and south.
Father Carlo Maria Curcie, who was the first man who tried to tackle the challenges caused by socialism as a Catholic, made great contributions to peaceful communications between Christian and socialist groups.
Initially, the socialists' bargaining power was limited, so they had to cope with Christian Democrats to guarantee Italy's govern ability.
[3] They reached a consensus on the opinion that establishing an alliance between two authoritarian organizations was an effective solution to improve the dilapidated social conditions.
His work has deeply influenced Italy and the rest of the world, and his teaching has helped Italians understand anarchism, which originated in Germany with Marx.
Following previous pioneers’ action, a great number of socialists were effective in breaking social barriers and reforming societies for a better future.
More and more young socialists engaged in political movements to strengthen the next generation's faith in social democracy, which prepared them for modern society.
[9] By meeting and exchanging views, socialists could adopt innovative strategies towards greater social justice[2] to help deprived and underprivileged members of the community.