Between the Wars

Treaty of Versailles

Nov 11, 1918

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Treaty of Versailles causes of WWII

Between the Wars

Period: Nov 11, 1918 to Dec 7, 1941

Inflation in Italy

Jan 1, 1920

After WWI there were massive debts, mass unemployments, food shortages.

Facism in Italy

Period: Jan 1, 1922 to Jan 1, 1943

<a href='' >http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-founds-the-fascist-party</a>
Mussolini rules Italy in the fascist party

Beniito Mussolini becomes prime minister

Oct 30, 1922

Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of Italy.

Corfu Incident

Aug 31, 1923

The Italian Navy bombards the Greek Island Corfu.

Italy passes a law to increase the power of the head of the government

Jan 1, 1925

Benito Mussolini gets more power because of this law passing.

Italy abolishes every political party execpt for the Facist party.

Jan 1, 1926

Italy makes it to where there is only one party in Italy and it is the Facist party

Italo ethiopian treaty

Aug 2, 1928

<a href='' >http://www.sipri.org/research/disarmament/chemical/publications/ethiopiapaper</a>
Italy and Ethopia make a treaty pleading cooperation and friendship.

Lateran Treaty

Feb 11, 1929

<a href='' >http://totallyhistory.com/lateran-treaty/</a> Italy and the roman catholic church come to an agreement to end a standoff that dated back to 1860.

Italy invades Ethopia

Oct 3, 1935

<a href='' >http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia</a>
Itaky invaded Ethopia because they to boost Italian national prestige which was affected when Italy lost to Ethopia in 1896

corpo truppe volontarie

Dec 23, 1936

http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=2387 The first 3,000 men of the Italian expeditionary force land in Cadiz to help the nationlist side of the Spanish Civil War.

italy joins the anti-comintern pact

Nov 6, 1937

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An agreement between Italy, Germany, Japan to team up against the soviet union.

Italy leaves the league of nations

Dec 11, 1937

Italy leaves the league of nations

The Pact of Steele

May 29, 1939

<a href='' >http://www.gcsehistory.org.uk/modernworld/appeasement/pactofsteel.htm</a> Germany and Italy make a political and military alliance which led Italy in to WWII

Italy declares on Germany

May 4, 1943

<a href='' >http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-germany</a> Italy joins the allies and declares war on Germany.