Mezzogiorno
made soil too poor to cultivate crops- peasants struggled to make a living.
The S was malaria ridden: what % of deaths was it responsible for?
25%
Did landlords show interest in improving farmers’ conditions?
NO
Living standards rarely rose…
above sustenance levels.
How many were illiterate?
87%
Why were so many illiterate?
Low education system
Impacts of illiteracy?
Hardly any had franchise
Those living in the S felt disadvantaged: what was their reaction to poverty?
banditry and violence