Between The Wars

By Colin.Jones

  • Depression

    In 1919, Italy suffered depression. Their debt was six times the pre war level.

  • Two Red Years

    There was major conflict in Italy between the powers after World War 1.
  • Fascist Party

    Fascist Party

    Mussolini founded the Fascist party at this time.
  • Italian Communist Party is found

    Italian Communist Party is found

    The party held it's first eection in 1921. The party held 15 seats on the "Chamber of Deputies."
  • Fascist Party Grows

    Fascist Party Grows

    Fascist Party has 250,000 member, 35 are elected. (Including Mussolini)
  • Italy Overruns Ethiopia

    Italy Overruns Ethiopia

    Italian armies overran Ethiopia and annexed the Empire to the Italian Crown.

  • Franco-Italian Agreement

    This agreement gave Bendito Mussolini free rain in dealing with Abyssinia Crisis.
  • Italian-Abyssinian

    Italian-Abyssinian

    This concluded in military occupation in Ethiopia.
  • Pact of Steel

    Pact of Steel

    Germany and Italy sign a pact, making themselves a political alliance.
  • Italo-Greek War

    Italo-Greek War

    This was a problem between Greece and Italy and it ended up lasting about one year.