Italy's Economic Instability In Italy During The Vietnam War

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The instability within the government was only the beginning of Italy’s unfortunate downfall during the Cold War. Even though Italy had experienced an economic miracle due to the effects of the Marshall Plan and the high demand for goods during the Vietnam War, the economy faced major blows to its infrastructure during the decades of the Cold War. As early as the 1960s inflation soon began to creep up again after a twenty-year surplus as the government began printing money to pay for wages and welfare. As a result strikes, factory occupations, and mass demonstrations arose as what is known as the biggest and most prolonged strike in history— the hot autumn of 1969. Most of the stoppages were led by a wave of workers committees, which would