mussolini timeline

Formation of an independent Italy

1861

The modern Italian state began to form in 1861 when the Kingdom of Italy was established

Papal States taken over by new nation of Italy

1870

the Kingdom of Italy annexed the Papal States and Rome after Italian troops captured Rome

Failure of First Italo-Ethiopian War with the Battle of Adowa

1896

Italians hoped to surprise the sleeping Ethiopians by attacking them in the morning but instead faced a fully awake and prepared force. In the ensuing battle, the Italians lost about 7,000 troops and lost the battle.

Italy invades and takes over Libya

Oct 4, 1911

Italian government troops invaded Libya on October 4, 1911, and captured Tripoli from Turkish troops on October 5, 1911. Italy formally annexed Tripoli on November 5, 1911.

Mussolini begins work as editor for the Socialist Party newspaper Avanti

Dec 1, 1912

Benito Mussolini became the editor of Avanti!
(Forward!), the official daily newspaper of Italy's Socialist Party, on December 1, 1912. He held the position until October 1914.

Mussolini kicked out of Socialist Party for pro-nationalistic sentiments regarding WW I

1915

went against the party's neutrality position. In response, Mussolini formed his own political movement, the Fasces
of Revolutionary Action, to encourage Italy's entry into the war. Italy eventually joined the war in 1915.

Beginning of Biennio Rosso

1919

two-year period, between 1919 and 1920, of intense social conflict in Italy, following the First World War.

Fascio di Combattimento formed in Milan

1919

precursor to Mussolini's Fascist Party, which he established in 1921.

D’Annunzio takes Fiume

Sep 12, 1919

D'Annunzio led a force of about 2,600 men to occupy Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) and declare himself its leader.

Mussolini forms alliance with Giolitti

1921

Mussolini won a seat in parliament and was even invited to join the coalition government by Italy's Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti—who assumed that Mussolini would bring his Blackshirts to heel once he was given a share of the political power.

.Mussolini forms the PNF (Fascist Party) and is elected its leader

Nov 9, 1921

PNF was the political expression of Italian fascism and a reorganization of the Italian Fasces of Combat. The PNF ruled Italy from 1922 until 1943, when Mussolini was deposed by the Grand Council of Fascism.

March on Rome and Mussolini becomes Prime Minister

Oct 31, 1922

Mussolini was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III, becoming the youngest individual to hold the office up to that time.

Corfu Incident

1923

a diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece in 1923.

Acerbo Law passed

Jul 21, 1923

Italian electoral law proposed by Baron Giacomo Acerbo and passed by the Italian Parliament in November 1923. The purpose of it was to give Mussolini's fascist party a majority of deputies.

Aventine Secession

Jun 10, 1924

Shows withdrawal of money from the ATM just like the Socialist party withdrew for the Italian government.

Matteotti Crisis

Jun 10, 1924

kidnapping and murder of Giacomo Matteotti

Battle for Grain

1925

shows three Italian citizens in the limited amount of crop during this time

Locarno Treaty signed

Oct 16, 1925

the peace symbol represents the peace that comes form treaties.

Treaty of London

Apr 26, 1926

secret treaty between neutral Italy and the Allied forces of France, Britain, and Russia to bring Italy into World War I.

Battle for Land and Battle for the Lira

Aug 18, 1926

Italian lira to represent the economic policy.

Battle for Births

1927

The image of a nursing home represents the policy attempting to control the population number.

Kellogg-Briand Treaty signed

Aug 27, 1928

Paris represents the location of this failed treaty.

Lateran Treaty with Pope

Feb 11, 1929

The crosss represents the treaty with the cathics in italy.

Abyssinian Crisis

1935

This flag of Ethiopia represents Italy's attack on Ethiopia.

Stresa Front

1935

The image represents the three countries that were in opposition to Hilter.

Italian involvement with Spanish Civil War

1936

The flag of the Italian CTV that invaded Spain in this war.

Munich Conference

Sep 29, 1938

This is an image of Munich wich represents the treaty where Germany gain Czech land.

Italy invades Albania

Apr 7, 1939

Flag of modern Albania where Italy invaded.

Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty signed

May 22, 1939

The image represents the treaty because it is an image of both Hitler and Mussolini.

Italy enters WW II on the side of Germany

Jun 10, 1940

both flags represent their audience into WW2.

Mussolini brought down by coup during WW II

Jul 25, 1943

This image is a representation of how Mussolini was fired from power in Italy.

Mussolini killed

Apr 28, 1945

This image represents how Mussolini was hanged.