After World War I, British and Italian workers expected capitalism’s end.

Evidence

Following the economic interventions of their governments during World War I, the working classes of Britain and Italy were uninterested in a smooth reintroduction of capitalism. By 1919 the old system was in fullblown crisis, and its component parts— workers, union leaders, and economic experts— were all announcing the end of the old order. Postcapitalism, whatever its form, was on its way. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 455

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: World War I shattered working-class belief that capitalism was immovable. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 112; World War I’s state interventions emboldened workers to reject a return to capitalism — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 455; After World War I most Europeans regarded capitalism’s abolition as imminent — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 31 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• World War I shattered working-class belief that capitalism was immovable. #corroborates (0.80) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 112
• After World War I most Europeans regarded capitalism’s abolition as imminent #expands (0.80) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 31
• World War I’s state interventions emboldened workers to reject a return to capitalism #expands (0.78) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 455
• Postwar British and Italian strikes demanded workers’ control of production. #expands (0.72) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 457
• Interwar austerity crushed class-based activism in Britain and Italy. #contradicts (0.72) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1549
• World War I turned British and Italian states into their economies’ chief producers #qualifies (0.70) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 215