Italy's Quest For Great Power Status By Basil_Omori 1870 10% of Africa is Colonised 1870 Italy Unites Under Victor Emmanuel II Period: 1871 to 1915 5 Million Emigrate to USA 1874 Catholic Boycotting of Elections 1881 25,000 Italians emigrate to Tunisia 1881 Tunisia becomes French Protectorate via the Treaty of Bardo + more guarantees of religious freedom 1882 Formation of Triple Alliance 1882 Italy given Eritrea via. the Rubattino Navigation Company 1885 Troops land in Aseb + Massawa 1890 Eritrea Established 1896 Treaty of Addis Ababa 1896 Battle of Adowa 1897 Crispi Resigns 1904 Catholics Resume Voting 1911 Invasion of Libya 1911 Italian National Association Formed 1912 Electoral Law 1912 Libya ceded to Italy by Turkey 1914 90% of Africa Colonised 1914 Red Week 1914 Didn't Intervene in War 1915 Intervened in 1915 1915 Declaration of War on AH and Ger 1915 Treaty of London 1915 Emergency Powers for War 1917 Battle of Caporetto 1917 Pope calls for 'white peace' 1917 Orlando led the gov until end of war 1918 Battle of Vittorio Veneto 1919 March on Fiume 1919 Formation of Milan Fascio 1919 85 Billion in national debt 1919 Unemployment over 2million 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain 1919 Muss gained less than 5,000 of 270,000 votes in Milan Period: 1919 to 1920 Biennio Rosso 1920 PSI won elections to many town councils 1921 1921 Election 1921 Split in Socialist Party 1922 Start of Fascist Occupation 1922 Muss in weak position 1923 Acerbo Law 1923 Corfu 1924 Matteotti Crisis 1924 General Election 1924 Press Censorship 1925 Takes responsibility for fascism but not murder 1925 Legge Fascistissime 1928 King Loses Power
