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Victor Emmanuel II was chosen to lead a newly unified Italy following the Giuseppe Garibaldi campaigns.
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The Papal States and Rome were annexed into Italy, greatly increasing its size and influence.
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The Battle of Adwa was decisive in halting Italian colonialism into Africa, with Ethiopia being backed by France and Russia. Ethiopia was seen as a symbol of freedom.
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Italy colonized Libya from 1911 to 1943. Libya, being formerly a part of the Ottoman Empire then occupied by Italy following the Italo-Turkish War of 1911. The colonies of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were formed.
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Benito Mussolini begins work as a newspaper editor for "Avanti!" and very quickly developed and grew it.
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Mussolini was kicked from the Socialist Party for displaying pro-national sentiment in regards to Italy's position in WW1. He was resigned from "Avanti!" and ostracized from the group.
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The Treaty of London was the secret treaty between the Triple Entente and Italy stipulating Italy's support for the Triple Entente. Italy was, in turn, promised several territories for it's contribution but was denied them upon Ally victory. Italians took this to heart.
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Mussolini and several other political radicals formed the PNF in support of the war against Germany and Austria-Hungary,
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"Two Red Years" was the name of the period of political and economic unrest following WW1. The massive debt from war efforts and the high unemployment rates from a failing economy combined with the "mutilated victory" of being denied the territories Italy was promised by the Allies was all blamed on a liberal government.
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The fascist organization "Fascio di Combattimento" was created by Mussolini in an effort to legitimize his ideals but was soon disbanded just 8 months later.
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The Port of Fiume was a point of contention between Italy and Yugoslavia post-ww1. Gabriele D'Annunzio, an Italian nationalist poet, simply organized himself and some men to take the port for Italy. In the name of uniting Italian people, they took the port under the "Kingdom of Italy".
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An electoral law guaranteeing that the party who won a majority of votes in elections would recieve 2/3 majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Elections were then rigged in Mussolini's favor to guarantee him a dictatorship.
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A campaign geared towards increasing the Italian population by 20 million in 10 years. Citizens received incentives for big families (i.e. no taxation for having at least 6 kids and the mother's medal for at least 5).
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The National Bloc Electoral Alliance was formed between Mussolini and Giovanni Giotti to elect Mussolini the leader out of 35 fascists. Giolitti later withdrew his support in 1924.
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The withdrawal of nearly 150 leftist and centrist deputies from the Chamber of Deputies in an effort to show their opposition to Mussolini. This was a part of a massive public reaction to the murder of Giacomo Matteotti at the indirect hands of Mussolini.
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The "March on Rome" was the journey Mussolini took to become appointed Prime Minister by Victor Emmanuel III. It was propogandized to be a "rightful seizure of power for the Fascists from the government" after a "series of heroic exploits" on behalf of the Fascist party.
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Italian troops bombarded and occupied the Greek island Corfu resulting in 16 deaths and a forced reimbursement to Greece from Italy. Greece appealed to the League of Nations (which then transferred the issue to the Council of Ambassadors) who took the side of Italy and ordered Greece pay 50 million lire. Countries began to not take the League of Nations too seriously.
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Grain was grown at the expense of fruits and vegetables as grain was cheaper to produce. Italian grain became expensive and the price of bread increased as a result. While this was good for farmers because they were making more profits, it was terrible for the poor who used bread as a main part of their diet.
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Giacomo Matteotti was assassinated by the Fascist party resulting in the confrontation between the liberals and the Fascists in Italy. It ended with Mussolini becoming the outright ruler of Italy.
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The goal was to clear Italy's marshland and use it for farming and infrastructure. Mussolini had inflated the lira so exports were very expensive and unemployment soared once more.
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The Locarno Treaty was signed by Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, and Germany in an effort to secure Europe's borders, allow Germany into the LoN, and demilitarize Rhineland.
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The Kellogg-Briand Treaty was signed by Germany, France, and the US to outlaw war as a peacekeeping initiative following WW1.
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The Lateran Treaty was agreed upon by Mussolini and the Pope to make the papacy recognize Italy and Rome as the capital. Italy in turn had to recognize the Sovereignty of the Vatican City. This Treaty was also later instituted into the Italian Constitution.
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Italy invaded Abyssinia, Ethiopia without warning resulting in the Welwel incident and intense Italian aggression towards Ethiopia. This was a major fail for the League of Nations because they were powerless against Italy and couldn't handle the fallout.
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The coalition of France, Italy, and Britain to oppose Hitler's intentions of rearming and activating Germany as it violated the Treaty of Versailles. The coalition quickly dissolved following the Abyssinian Crisis.
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The R-B AT was signed between Italy and Germany to form the Axis Powers. They promised to support one another in case of war. Japan joined later on as well, and the Treaty was solidified in the Pact of Steel in 1939.
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Italy supported the Spanish Nationalists against the Second Spanish Republic. Italy gave 660 planes, 150 tanks, 800 artillery rifles, 10,000 machine guns, and 240,000 regular rifles. Italy also provided many troops
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The Munich Conference was agreed upon by Britain, France, Italy, and Germany to allow Germany to annex Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia as many of them were of German descent.
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Italy invaded Albania on the word of Mussolini in inspiration of Hitler. Mussolini spun the Albanian King's "oppression" of fascists as a reason for the occupation and "liberation" of the people.
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Italy joined Germany in WWII after the fall of France both for the reason of betrayal of promise in Italy not getting promised land after WWI and also the Pact of Steel with Germany and Japan.
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Mussolini was dethroned in a coup conducted by his Grand Council after they organized to vote him out of power nearly unanimously. Mussolini was then arrested after his meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele in which the King told Mussolini that they had lost the war.
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Mussolini was executed by Italian Communist partisans in a small village. His corpse was then taken to Milan and was kicked, spat on, and hung as a trophy of the people.