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Italys part in WW1
Italy changed sides during the war and ended up in the Triple Entente along with Britain, France, and Russia. Italy was promised land but only recieved a small amout. -
Post War
Italy had lost 600 thousand men in the war and had spent millions of dollars on it as well. The italians faced problems such as unemployment and decreased trade after the war. -
Mussolini creates the Fasci
Benito Mussolini formed the Fasci a political group which won little support in the elections. The Fasci saw an opportunity to gain popularity by attacking a group which not many people liked. Mussolini plannaed to take control of the government by force but never did follow through. -
King asks Mussolini to form a government
After the prime minister and his government resigned from a threat by Benito Mussolini, the king asked Mussolini to form a government. -
Mussolini signs the Lateran Treaty
Mussolini signed the treaty with the Vatican. This treaty weakened the Church's claim for lost land but gave the pope power over marriage and the family. -
Stock Market Crash Effects Italy
The Collapse of the Stock Market devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression. The Great Depression effected the Italians due to the fact that it stopped almost all trade between the United States and Italy. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy invades a poorly equipped Ethiopia (the peak of Africas horn) and wins easily. This is the peak of Mussolinis power. -
Mussolini falls from power
Mussolini, is voted out of power by his own Grand Council and arrested upon leaving a meeting with the king. Italy switches sides and joins the Allies.
