Battle for the Lira

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Battle for the Lira was an Italian Fascist economic campaign under Mussolini aimed at strengthening and revaluing the national currency to project financial stability and national power.

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Battle for the Lira canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fascist economic policy
economic policy
government campaign
aim projecting financial stability
projecting national power
reducing inflation
revaluation of the Italian lira
stabilizing exchange rates
strengthening the national currency
announcedAt Pesaro
announcedBy Benito Mussolini
announcedIn 1926 Pesaro speech
beneficiary importers
urban middle classes
country Kingdom of Italy
currency Italian lira
currencyStandard gold-exchange standard
effect economic hardship for workers
falling wages
increased unemployment
overvaluation of the lira
reduced export competitiveness
government Fascist regime in Italy
historicalAssessment economically damaging
politically motivated
ideology Fascism
surface form: Italian Fascism
implementedBy Banca d’Italia
surface form: Bank of Italy

Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
surface form: Italian Ministry of Finance
leader Benito Mussolini
location Italy
method cutting wages
raising interest rates
reducing public spending
tightening credit
partOf Fascist economic policy in Italy
policyType deflationary policy
exchange-rate policy
propagandaFunction demonstrating regime strength
enhancing Mussolini’s prestige
relatedCampaign Battle for Births
Battle for Grain
sectorAffected Italian agriculture
Italian industry
slogan Quota 90
startTime 1926
targetExchangeRate 90 lire to the British pound
timePeriod 1920s
interwar period

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Battle for Births relatedCampaign Battle for the Lira