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March on Rome
Mussolini and his followers gathered in Rome to storm the prime minister. They took power from the king and started to form a new government. -
Italy leaves the League of Nations
Italy leaves the League of Nations to ally with Germany. -
The Pact of Steel
Italy and Germany signs the military alliance known as the "Pact of Steel" officially creating the Axis Powers. -
Italy declares war on France and Great Britain
Declaring war on France and Britain exposed weakness in the Italian military. -
Mussolini is overthrown
Mussolini was overthrown and imprisoned by his own Grand Council and was later rescued by German forces. -
Mussolini Dies
Mussolini attempts to escape with his lover, Claretta Petacci, but was caught by Italian partisans. Both the bodies of Mussolini and Petacci were hung upside down on display in a Milan plaza.