Italy Build up to WWI By facebooker_100003019742409 May 12, 1882 Italy signs Triple Alliance Period: May 12, 1882 to May 23, 1915 Italy: Build up to WWI Feb 26, 1885 General Act of Berlin is signed May 14, 1889 Prime Minister Luigi Pelloux reforms his government and policies May 15, 1892 Giovanni Giolitti is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Jan 13, 1895 First Italo-Ethiopian War begins Mar 1, 1896 Italy suffers major defeat at Battle of Adwa Jun 2, 1896 Guglielmo Marconi files patent for wireless cable Feb 1, 1899 Public Safety Bill introduced to Parliament May 14, 1899 Prime Minister Luigi Pelloux totally reforms government Jul 11, 1899 Fiat S.p.A is founded and first Italian car is produced May 31, 1900 Eight Nation Alliance troops are moved to Beijing Jun 24, 1900 Luigi Pelloux resigns and Guiseppi Saracco takes office of Prime Minister Jul 29, 1900 King Umberto I is assassinated and Victor Emmanuel III becomes king Feb 15, 1901 Giuseppe Saracco resigns and Giuseppe Zanardelli becomes Prime Minister Sep 7, 1901 Italy gains concession in Tientsin from Imperial China Dec 12, 1901 Guglielo Marconi receives first transatlantic radio signal Apr 13, 1902 Genoa wins Italian Football Championship Nov 1, 1902 Italy and France sign Franco-Italian agreement Dec 9, 1902 The Venezuela Crisis, a naval blockade by Britain, Italy, and Germany Jan 1, 1903 Richard Zsigmondy develops the ultramicroscope Feb 19, 1903 European blockade is lifted ending the Venezuela Crisis Nov 3, 1903 Giuseppe Zanardelli resigns as Prime Minister and Giovanni Giolitti takes office Jan 1, 1904 Itala Car Company is founded Feb 4, 1904 Italy passes first law on mental health Sep 15, 1904 King Emmanuel III's first son, Umberto II, is born Jan 1, 1905 The first Giro de Lombardia, a cycling race, occurs for the first time Mar 2, 1905 Giovanni Giolitti resigns as prime minister and Tommaso Tittoni takes office Mar 28, 1905 Tommaso Tittoni resigns as prime minister and Alessandro Fortis takes office Sep 8, 1905 Calabria Earthquake Feb 8, 1906 Alessandro Fortis resigns as prime minister and Sidney Sonnino takes office May 6, 1906 The first of the two Simplon Tunnels were opened May 29, 1906 Sidney Sinnino resigns as prime minister and Giovanni Giolitti takes office Jan 1, 1907 The Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Italy's largest publishing company, is founded Jan 31, 1907 Italy wins the Peking to Paris motor race Mar 17, 1907 First race of Milan-San Remo, a cycle race, occurs Dec 27, 1907 Corriere dei Piccoli, the first Italian magazine to regularly publish cartoons, goes to print Jan 1, 1908 Italian National Olympic Committee is created Dec 28, 1908 Messina earthquake and tsunami Feb 9, 1909 Futurist Manifesto is published Oct 1, 1909 The cycle race, Giro dell'Emilia, occurs for the first time Dec 11, 1909 Giovanni Giolitti resigns as prime minister and Sidney Sonnino takes office Jan 1, 1910 The Italian Nationalist Association is established Mar 31, 1910 Sidney Sonnino resigns as prime minister and Luigi Luzzatti takes office Jun 24, 1910 Alpha Romeo S.p.A. is founded Mar 30, 1911 Luigi Luzzatti resigns as prime minister and Giovanni Giolitti takes office Sep 29, 1911 Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire starting the Italo-Turkish war Nov 1, 1911 The first aerial bomb ever is dropped on the Ottoman Empire Dec 1, 1911 Italy takes Libya and Dodecanese islands from the Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1912 All literate males over 21 are granted suffrage Oct 19, 1912 Italy wins Italo-Turkish war with First Treaty of Laussane Jan 1, 1913 Gentiloni Pact Jan 1, 1913 Bibliotheca Hertziana- Max Planck Institute of Art History is opened in Rome Mar 21, 1914 Giovanni Giolitti resigns as prime minister and Antonio Salandra takes office Jun 1, 1914 Red Week Nov 15, 1914 Benito Mussolini establishes Il Popolo d'Italia, a newspaper Jan 13, 1915 Avezzano earthquake Apr 26, 1915 Italy signs London Pact May 23, 1915 Italy declares war against Germany and Austria-Hungary and enters WWI Period: May 23, 1915 to Jun 28, 1919 World War I (Italy) Mar 15, 1916 Fifth Battle of the Isonzo Jun 10, 1916 Battle of Asiago Jun 18, 1916 Antonio Salandra resigns as Prime Minster and Paola Boselli takes office Nov 4, 1916 Ninth Battle of the Isonzo Nov 16, 1916 Bienno Rosso begins Jun 8, 1917 Tenth Battle of the Isonzo Sep 12, 1917 Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo Oct 29, 1917 Paola Boselli resigns as Prime Minister and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando takes office Nov 19, 1917 Battle of Caporetto Jun 23, 1918 Battle of Piave River Aug 9, 1918 Flight over Vienna Nov 3, 1918 Battle of Vittorio Veneto Jun 23, 1919 Vittorio Emanuele Orlando resigns as Prime Minister and Francesco Saverio Nitti takes office Jun 26, 1919 Fascist Manifesto Jun 28, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles Aug 2, 1919 Verona Crash Period: Nov 16, 1919 to Oct 26, 1921 Bienno Rosso Apr 26, 1920 San Remo Conference Jun 15, 1920 Francesco Saverio Nitti resigns as Prime Minister and Giovanni Giolitti takes office Sep 30, 1920 600,000 Italian workers seize and occupy their factories Nov 12, 1920 Treaty of Rapallo Jan 1, 1921 Gucci was founded Jan 21, 1921 Italian Communist Party is founded Jul 4, 1921 Giovanni Giolitti resigns as Prme Minister and Ivanoe Bonomi takes office Nov 19, 1921 Fascist Party of Italy is founded Feb 26, 1922 Ivanoe Bonomi resigns as Prime Minister and Luigi Facta takes office May 19, 1922 Genoa Conference Oct 24, 1922 Fascist Congress in Naples Oct 28, 1922 The March on Rome Oct 31, 1922 Luigi Facta is removed from office and Mussolini is sworn in as Prime Minister Jul 23, 1923 Treaty of Lausanne Nov 1, 1923 Acerbo Law Jan 27, 1924 Treaty of Rome Jan 1, 1925 Battle for Grain Aug 18, 1926 Battle for the Lira confirmed in Pessaro Speech Aug 26, 1926 Battle for Land is confirmed in Pesaro Speech Apr 23, 1927 Labour Charter of 1927 Apr 7, 1928 Kellogg–Briand Pact Period: Mar 1, 1929 to Jan 12, 1933 Great Depression in Italy Jun 7, 1929 Lateran Treaty is signed Jul 23, 1930 Irpinia Earthquake Oct 30, 1930 Senigallia Earthquake Jun 29, 1931 Non Abbiamo Bisogno Jan 4, 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey Jul 15, 1933 Four Power Pact May 27, 1934 Italy Hosts the FIFA World Cup Jun 10, 1934 Italy wins the FIFA World Cup Period: Oct 1, 1935 to May 9, 1936 Italian-Ethiopian War Oct 3, 1935 Italy Invades Ethiopia May 5, 1936 Italy wins the second Ethiopian War Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 Italian Involvement in Spanish Civil War Nov 6, 1937 Italy Signs Anti-Comintern Pact Apr 16, 1938 Easter Pact Jul 26, 1938 Manifesto of Race Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement May 22, 1939 Pact of Steel Jun 10, 1940 Italian Declaration of War Period: Jun 10, 1940 to May 7, 1945 Italy in WWII Aug 19, 1940 Italy successfully conquers British Somaliland Sep 16, 1940 Italian attempted invasion of Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact Oct 28, 1940 Greco-Italian War begins Nov 9, 1941 Battle of the Duisburg Convoy Nov 27, 1941 Battle of Gondar Dec 19, 1941 Raid on Alexandria Mar 22, 1942 Second Battle of Sirte Dec 2, 1942 Battle of Skerki Bank Dec 11, 1942 Raid on Algiers Jul 6, 1943 Mussolini is removed from ruling position Sep 3, 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy Sep 8, 1943 Armistice between Italy and Allied forces Nov 25, 1943 Mussolini establishes the Salo Republic, a fascist state Dec 2, 1943 Air Raid on Bari Jan 22, 1944 Operation Shingle May 11, 1944 Operation Diadem May 18, 1944 Allies win Battle of Monte Cassino Apr 19, 1945 Allies win the Battle of Argenta Gap Apr 21, 1945 Allies win Battle of Bologna May 7, 1945 Germany and Italy surrender to the Allies Jun 2, 1946 Constitutional Referendum Feb 10, 1947 Paris Peace Treaties are signed Jan 1, 1948 Republican Constitution was approved Apr 18, 1948 Christian Democrats achieve power in government by landslide May 4, 1949 Superga Air Disaster Jun 25, 1950 The Korean War begins Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Dec 20, 1969 Italian Economic Miracle May 1, 1951 The United Socialist Party joined with the Italian Socialist Workers Party forming the Italian Democratic Socialist Party Dec 1, 1951 Marshall Plan Ends Dec 20, 1952 Italy is defeated by the US in the finals for the Davis Cup Jan 10, 1954 BOAC Flight 781 crashes Dec 14, 1955 Italy becomes a member of the United Nations Mar 25, 1957 Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community Mar 25, 1957 Euratom Treaty- treaty that established European atomic energy community Oct 22, 1958 British European Airways Flight 142 crashes en route to Naples Aug 24, 1959 Urbino European Law Seminar is inaugurated Sep 16, 1959 Via Canosa 7 building collapse Aug 25, 1960 Opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics hosted in Rome Oct 26, 1961 Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations Dec 23, 1961 Fiumarella rail disaster Mar 8, 1962 Castel Bolognese train disaster May 31, 1962 Voghera train crash Jun 30, 1963 Ciaculli Masacre Jul 15, 1964 Flaminio Costa v ENEL Nov 23, 1964 TWA Flight 800 crashes during takeoff Jun 6, 1965 Vittorio Adorni wins Giro d'Italia Nov 4, 1966 Flood of the Arno River Jan 15, 1968 Belice earthquake Mar 1, 1968 Battle of Valle Giulia Sep 1, 1969 The political movement Hot Autumn begins Dec 12, 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing