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Formation of an independent Italy
in 1861 Italy gained independence from Austria, even though they gained independence the nation was divide in many ways
rationale: I chose this picture becasue it is the Italy flag and since they became their own nation it was fitting for the picture -
Papal States taken over by new nation of Italy
Italy at first was not one complete country. in 1860 Italy started to annex the Papal states and in 1870 they got the last of the states annex. the picure above is the Papal states before being annexed and after -
Failure of First Italo-Ethiopian War with the Battle of Adowa (Adwa)
Italy wanted to expand and colonize into the Horn of Africa. he battle took place between the Ethiopians and Italians. Italy underestimated the power and planning of the Ethiopians and ended up getting defeated and sent back to Italy. the picture above is an image of the Italians and Ethiopians fighting -
Italy invades and takes over Libya
continuing their colonization, Italy invades Libya and succeeds in taking over the capital, Tripoli. this ended up starting the Italo-Turkish war. the picture above is of the ways Italy took to invade Libya -
Mussolini begins work as editor for the Socialist Party newspaper Avanti
At first Mussolini was an editor for the newspaper Avanti in Milan, which was a socailist newspaper. He was later kicked out because of his support for Italy joining ww1. the picture above is of the front page of the Avanti newspaper -
Mussolini kicked out of Socialist Party for pro-nationalistic sentiments regarding WW I
Mussolini expressed views of wanting Italy to join in ww1 because of the idea of it bringing glory, this caused him o be kicked out of the Italian Socialist Party since the socialist thought Italy should remain nuetral. after Mussolini was kicked out of the PSI he stated his own newspaper called the people of italy. the picture above is a picture of the front page of Mussolinis newspaper -
Treaty of London
the treaty was a secert treaty between Italy, France, Russia and Britian. it was to promise certain territories and populations in return for Italy's support. however Italy wasnt given as much as they thought causing them to get upset. the pitcure above is a map of what they were promised to get in terms of land -
Beginning of Biennio Rosso
the Biennio Rosso refers to the 2 Red Years where there was protests from both socialist and communist. trade unions also had strikes from the high rates of unemployment and the state of the economy in Italy. the picture above shows the communist protesting -
Fascio di Combattimento formed in Milan
the idea was to unite th nationalists and socialists. after the election in 1919 it became more right leaning and was used to stopping socialist activites. the picture aboe shows the sysmbol/logo for Fascio di Combattimento -
D’Annunzio takes Fiume
D'Annunzio was a military pilot and took Flume with the 2,000 men he led there. Flume was one of the lands that were promised to Italy. His troops (2,000 men) were only able to stay there 15 months. teh picture above is a picture of D'Annunzio -
Mussolini forms alliance with Giolitti
for the 1921 election an alliance was formed between Mussolini and Giolitti through offering electoral alliance between them. the goal was to get more seats for the fascist and it formed the National Bloc which was antti-socailsit. the picture above is Giolitti -
Mussolini forms the PNF (Fascist Party) and is elected its leader
the PNF was rooted in Italian nationalism and desire to expand Italian territory. the idea of the party was to sperate from the ras and to run in the election as a more organized group.i was also for Mussolini to express his fascist views. the picture above is he symbol for the PNF which is very similar to the Fascio di Combattimento. -
March on Rome and Mussolini becomes Prime Minister
the fascist organized a march on rome to take ontrol over wha they could demanding that Mussolini becomes Prime minister of italy. the picture above is of the black shirts marching towards rome -
Acerbo Law passed
the acerbo law was that if a party got the majority of the votes (more than 25%) they were given 2/3 of he seats in the parliment. the picture above is of Acerbo -
Corfu Incident
when an Italian general was murdered in Greece while trying to resolve a border dispute between Greece and Albania. this began a conflit between italy and greece causing mussolini to send troops over to attack. the picture above is the italians going into corfu -
Matteotti Crisis
Matteotti was an italian socalist who was aducted in rome on june 10 1924 and killed by the Dumini which made he poepl blame Mussolini for his death. the picture above is of Matteotti -
Aventine Secession
was the withdrawal of the parliament opposition, around 150 people left to show that they didnt support Mussolini after the death of matteotti. this casued Mussolini to have an esaier time taking over the governemt. the picture above is of the 150 people leaving the parliament -
Battle for Grain
the battle og grain was to stop importing grain and to become less dependan on imports. it aslo was to make the country grow more grain and export less food so that they had food for themselves. the picture above is the italians in the grain farms -
Locarno Treaty signed
the treaty stated that Germany would never go to war with the other countries inolved. it aslo divided the borders in Europe into two categories: western, which were guaranteed by the Locarno Treaties, and eastern borders of Germany with Poland, which were open for revision. the picture above is the main 3 men involved in the treaty -
Battle for Land and Battle for the Lira
battle for land was to clear out swamps and marshes in order to have more room for farming. ad since many people hae lost their jobs the battle for lira was so that the money had a higher value then wat t did at the time. this picture above is showing many people working together to get rid of the swamps and marshes -
Battle for Births
battle for births was to encourage women to hae childern in order to rasie the population in italy. the families ih kids were allowed o not pay taxes or pay a very small amount and the ones that were not married did not get any discounts on taxes. this also forced the women to leave the work place and it oulawed gay relationships. the picture above is Mussolini and his fmaily setting an example for italy during the battle for birth -
Kellogg-Briand Treaty signed
the treaty was meant to outlaw the use of war to fix conflict between nations. this ended up failing from not being specific enough for the nations. the picture above shows the nations signing the treaty -
Lateran Treaty with Pope
mussolini trying to get the chruches support signs a treay with the pope in Vatican City. this lead Catholicism to be official state enforced religion. he picture above is the pope and mussolini signing the treaty -
Abyssinian Crisis
the Abyssinian crisis is an ongoing conflict between Italy and Ethiopia. this was caused from italy trying to invade and take over Ethiopia as itailan territory. the picture above is a map of how he italians went about invading -
Stresa Front
an agreement between Britain, France, and Italy which prohibited German rearmament. It committed Britain, France and Italy to work together against Germany changing the locarno treaty, within 2-3 months the stresa brokedown completely. the picture above is the 4 prime ministers involved in the stresa front -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty signed
the rome-berlin axis treaty was signed to form a coalition between Italy and Germany, this linked two fascist countries together. the picture above is Mussolini and Hitler shaking hands signifying he treaty being made. -
Italian involvement with Spanish Civil War
Italy joined the Spanish civil war and provided them military aid, such as soldiers and weapons. the picture above shows that italy had a hold on the Spanish from all the aid that they have sent over -
Munich Conference
The results of the Munich conference was Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to have Czechoslovakia give up its border regions and defenses to Nazi Germany. tis appeased germany for the time being. the picture above shows all the leaders involed meeting to sign the Munich Agreement -
Italy invades Albania
because of the imperialist policies of Mussolini, Italy ivaded Albania, which was quickly overtaken by italy. this made Albania part of the Italian empire as a protectorate with Italian forces inside Albania. the picture above is a map of Albania and the wasy Italy came from to invade -
Italy enters WW II on side of Germany
Mussolini declares that Italy will join in ww2 on the axis power side, Germany, Japan, and now Italy, delacring war on the Allies, Great britian and France. But later italy switches sides after Mussolini is killed. the picture above is a headline annoucing that Italy had decided to join the war on the axis power side. -
Mussolini brought down by coup during WW II
Mussolini as voted out of power after the italians faced many losses during ww2. when he met with King Vittorio Emanuele, Mussolini was arrested and General Pietro Badoglio was put into power, Mussolini also was trying to flee to Switzerland before getting arrested. the picture above is of a newspaper front page announcing the change in power -
Mussolini killed
Mussolini and his mistress were shot by Italian partisans, who caught them at the Swiss borader. later they were hung upside down with other fascist in front of the publc, the picture above is of Mussolini, his mistress and other fascist hanging upside down dead.
