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Italy Between the Wars

By bryce.fielding
  • The Treaty of Versailles ends World War One

    The Treaty of Versailles ends World War One

  • General Strike

    General Strike

    SourceHundreds of thousands of workers took over factories and gained control of towns in northern Italy.
  • The "March on Rome"

    The "March on Rome"

    SourceMussolini led thousands of facisists to "seize power" in Rome. The March marked the beginning of fascist rule in Italy.
  • New Italian Prime Minister

    New Italian Prime Minister

    sourceBenito Mussolini is made Prime Minister, shortly after the "March on Rome"
  • Grand Council of Fascism

    Grand Council of Fascism

    sourceFascism is offically established as a political party
  • Giacome Matteotti Murdered

    Giacome Matteotti Murdered

    SourceGiacome Matteotti was murdered because of his public hatred for fascism. This led to many turning against Musolini.
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    Battle of Wheat

    sourceMussolini decided that Italy needed to become self-sufficient and that a higher production of wheat would help work towards selfsuffiency. By 1935, Italy had achieved a reduction of imports by 75 percent.
  • Locarno Treaty Signed

    Locarno Treaty Signed

    Sourceseries of agreements in which Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy mutually guaranteed peace in western Europe.
  • The Lateran Treaty

    The Lateran Treaty

    SourceAgreements made in 1929 between Italy and the Holy See, settling the "Roman Question".
  • The stock market crash

    The stock market crash

    The crash of the stock market causes a worldwide "great depression"
  • Mussolini and Hitler meet

    Mussolini and Hitler meet

    SourceThe first meeting between Mussolini and Hitler was in Venice.
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia

    SourceMussolini uses a local disagreement over grazing rights as a pretext for invading Ethiopia
  • Rome-Berlin Axis

    Rome-Berlin Axis

    SourceA Coalition formed between Italy and Germany.