Libya colonization process Final product

Lybian colonization process

Nicolas Cepeda, Maria Laura Arenas

Index

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Location of the colony

Economical aspects

Time period of the colony

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Cultural aspects

Political aspects

Social aspects

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Type of colonial control

Motives of colonization

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Time period of the colony

Libya was a colony of Italy between 1911-1943

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Geographical location

Mediterranean Sea

Argelia

Libya

Egypt

Tunisia

Sudan

Nigeria

Economical aspects

Italy

Libya

1. Italy was industrialized in the early 20th century - economical results such as agriculture and production increment in the textile sector. (Cotton). 2. Around 1914, less than 50% of Italy was industrialized. 3. 1921 - 1925: Italian unemployment fell 77%, and the economy grew about 20%. 4. The governor wanted the complete power of economy. 5. Inflation and massive debts resulting from WWI.

1. During the early XX century, the territory of Libya was considered poor in natural resources. 2. Libya´s economy depended almost entirely on aid and imports from other countries. ej. Italy & United States. 3. In the early 1920´s, their GDP (Gross Domestic Product )per capita, increased up to 40 dollars. 4. Lybia´s 90% of the territory was based in the Sahara Desert, so the majority of the population lived in the north coast.

Political Aspects

Libya

Italy

1. (1922 - 1925): Unitary authoritarian constitutional monarchy, (1925 - 1943): Unitary constitutional monarchy under a fascist one-party totalitarian dictatorship. 2. Benito Mussolini: first fascist dictatorship and prime minister (1922 - 1945). 3. Italian fascism - 1919, desire to restore and expand territories. 4. 1912: Italy conquered Libya and Dodecanese islands, which became possesions of the territory. Fascist prescribed authoritarian rules. Mission to have superiority and strenght.

1. From 1711 to 1835, Libya became part of the Ottoman Empire. 2. Giusseppe Volpi, the governor at the time, in 1922, decided to inaugurate an Italian colonization in Libya. 3. The governor decided to start the process after the Italo- turkish war, which occured between 1911 - 1912. 4. War between Italy and ottoman empire after agreement with Cyrenaica and Tripolitani failed in 1918

Socialaspects

Libya

Italy

1. (1906) The General Confederation of labor: national trade labor union to create fair labor markets, social protection, and equal opportunities for factory workers. 2. 1920's Italy main religion: Roman Catholicism, a state religion, in 96% of the population. 3. 1930´s, the people of Italy opposed the fascist rule of Mussolini as the where 2 social classes: The upper class (patricians) and working class (plebeians).

1. By 1943, Libya, as a consequence of the colonization, was underpopulated and impoverished. 2. Around 1912, they were various concentration camps in Libya, to imprison rebels and oppositors of the Italian ruling in the country. 3. In Libya was established an Italian program of immigration called “demographic colonization”, which means that some cultures interpolate between others.

Cultural aspects

1. Arab, Turkish, African, and Berber groups and cultures. Considering that Libya was controlled by the ottoman empire before Italy started a colonization process. 2. islams have always been the majority of the population, however the italians that colonized the country, increased the amount of christianism and catholicism in Libya during the time in which Italy colonized it.

Type of colonial control

It was a settlement colony considering that many Italians migrated and lived in Libya during colonization.

Motives of colonization

1. Geographical location - closeness to the southern part of Italy. 2. Only country the could colonize after agreement with france and the division of morocco for france and Libya for Italy, a sphere of interest in the north of Africa. 3. Inmigration: for avoiding citizens migrate to other non-ruled nations by Italy. 4. Opportunity for economical expansion - finding new natural resources and raw material.

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Primary source

Secondary sources

Mason, J. (2021). A long March oftheBedawinconcentration camp. Arabamerican. Retrieved April 28, 2022, fromhttps://www.arabamerica.com/italian-genocide-in-libya-in-the-early-20th-century-who-knew-now-we-do/

The picture is a visual aid to understand and comprehend how the refugee camps were in Libya during 1924 and 1934.

1. embassy of libya. (2022). About Libya. Retrieved April 26, 2022, from https://embassyoflibya.ca/pages/about-libya-en This source is a description of information regarding Libya and the cultural, economic, political and social aspects of the country, as well as the geographical location. 2. Britannica. (n.d.). History of Libya. History of Libya. Retrieved April 26, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History It is a description of the history of Libya, the geographical location, the colonization process and facts in the relationship of the country. 3. Víctor Moreno, M. E. R. (2017, February 5). Italo balbo. Buscabiografías. Retrieved May 5, 2022, from https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/489/Italo%20Balbo The biography of Italo Balbo, one of the governors of Libya during the colonization of Italy, some important ideas are that he was a aviator before incurring in politics.