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The image of four puzzle pieces connecting symbolizes the formation of an independent Italian State because it shows multiple different blocks connecting to each other, much like how the various states in the Italian peninsula united and connected under the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
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The image of an alarm clock ringing symbolizes the Kingdom of Italy taking over the Papal States because alarm clocks represent the ending of a time period, much like how the annexation of the Papal States marked the end of Papal temporal rule.
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The image chosen represents the failure of First Italo-Ethiopian War because it shows a man running away, much like the Italians when they fled from Ethiopia during the Battle of Adowa.
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a group of armed men to seized the city of Fiume (modern-day Rijeka, Croatia) without government approval
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The image symbolizes Italy’s invasion of Libya because it shows a man stealing something, much like the Italians taking the Ottoman-owned land of Libya during the Italo-Turkish War.
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The chosen image represents Mussolini becoming the editor of Avanti because it shows a graph with a positive trend, much like Avanti and socialism therein becoming much more popular with Mussolini at the helm.
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The chosen image symbolizes Mussolini being kicked out of Socialist Party because it shows somebody being forcefully removed from a place, much like Mussolini was removed for his pro-nationalist viewpoints.
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The picture chosen symbolizes the 1915 Treaty of London because it shows somebody with multiple possible different paths to take, much like the Treaty of London when the Allied Powers favored the territorial interests of Balkan nations upon the war’s end.
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the official Fascist Party, created to organize the movement politically and contest elections.
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original Fascist movement founded by Benito Mussolini in March 1919. made up of ex-soldiers, nationalists, and anti-socialists
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The image chosen symbolizes the beginning of the Biennio Rosso because it shows a fist in the air, symbolic of social unrest. The image is therefore appropriate as it is symbolic of the social unrest that dominates the Bienno Rosso.
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Mussolini allied with Giovanni Giolitti, a liberal politician gave the Fascists legitimacy and seats in parliament
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October 1922, thousands of Fascist supporters marched on Rome to demand power.
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Mussolini bombarded and occupied the island of Corfu.
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stated that the party with the most votes (if over 25%) would automatically get two-thirds of the seats in parliament
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socialist Matteotti, was murdered after criticizing Fascist violence and electoral fraud
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This image shows the official establishment of withdrawal of the parliament opposition amongst the higher ups of the different political parties.
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A propaganda campaign launched in 1925, aiming for self-sufficiency in wheat production and freeing Italy from “slavery of foreign bread”. This image shows the long-term development after this campaign of the wheat production in Italy.
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This image depicts the occurrence of the Locarno Treaty being negotiated and then signed, showing how significant this treaty was to assert peace and stability post WW1.
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This image shows the execution of the Fascist group, trying to signify Italy as a greater power and to improve Italy as whole, demonstrating their dedication for the economic policies of Italy during the 1920s
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This image was used as propaganda for the aims of the Battle for Births because the main objective was to increase the population of Italy, and the babies depicted in the image represent an increase in birth in Italy.
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This photo signifies the treaty as many government officials of the European countries (Italy, France, Britain, etc.) compromised to outlaw war to avoid another conflict like WW1.
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This photo shows the official establishment of when the Pope received full sovereignty of the Vatican.
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This image depicts the countries (blue) who were apart of the Stresa agreement that were against Germany (brown), signifying how harsh and violating Hitler’s intentions as many countries sought to counter them.
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The graphic shows the Italian control of land surrounding Ethiopia before Ethiopia was annexed by Italy and encompassed into their territory.
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This image depicts the Rome-Berlin Axis agreement, in the photo Mussolini and Hitler can be seen shaking hands following the signing of the treaty.
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This photograph depicts a piece of media that was used to influence Italians into thinking that Italy was supporting the right side of the Spanish Civil War.
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The photograph show the land that was given to Germany following the Munich Conference
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This photo shows the Invasion of Albania by Italy on April 7, 1939, the photo shows vehicles and the Fascist Italy flag flying in the foreground.
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This picture shows Italian forces switching sides during the Second World War, in the photograph, the soldiers are surrendering to the other side.
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This photograph shows the newspaper that released the day that Mussolini was taken out of power.
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This photograph depicts an art piece of the bodies of Benito Mussolini and his wife Claretta Petacci hung outside a gas station.