Italian bread riots of 1898
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The Italian bread riots of 1898 were widespread popular uprisings across Italy sparked by soaring bread prices and economic hardship, which culminated in harsh military repression and significant civilian casualties.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Milan bread riots repression of 1898 | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in Italian history
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popular uprising ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
economic hardship
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food shortages ⓘ rising cost of living ⓘ soaring bread prices ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased political tension in Italy
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public debate on social reforms ⓘ strengthening of state repression ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
military repression
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significant civilian casualties ⓘ widespread popular uprisings ⓘ |
| location | Italy ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
demand for cheaper food
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economic justice ⓘ protest against high bread prices ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Italian Army
NERFINISHED
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Italian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
artisans
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lower-class Italians ⓘ peasants ⓘ urban workers ⓘ |
| partOf | late 19th-century social unrest in Italy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898 ⓘ |
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Milan bread riots repression of 1898