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The Facist Party
During the chaos of the inter-war years, a man named Benito Mussolini created the Facist Party, or the Fascio di Combattimento. Spark Notes -
1920 Election
35 fascists were elected to the Chamber of Duties. Spark Notes -
March on Rome
After the lack of a compromise between socialists and Christian-democrats, and the March on Rome of the fascist militias, Benito Mussolini is named by the King as prime minister of Italy. Italy's History Timeline Wiki -
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Economic Problems
Starting in 1925, Italy began fighting the economic problems by becoming more proctectionist. More public works programs were being done to help boost the economy such as the taming of the Pontine Marshes, developing hydroelectricity, improving railways, and launching militray rearmament. Weebly -
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Mussolini Builds Police State
Between 1925 and 1927, Mussolini progressively dismantled virtually all constitutional and conventional restraints on his power, thereby building a police state. Mussolini Wiki -
Grazia Deledda Wins The Nobel Prize in Literature
The novelist Grazia Deledda is the first Italian woman who is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Grazia Deledda Nobel Prize -
Lateran Pacts
The Lateran Pacts were agreements that recognized the Holy See as an independent state with powers of self-government and an option to establish diplomatic relations. Lateran Pacts Wiki -
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Italy vs. Ethiopia...Again
In 1936, Italy's newly nationalist and imperialist ideals led to their second war with Ethiopia. Italy-Ethiopia War Wiki Weebly -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Following the invasion of Ethiopia, Italy is expelled from the League of Nations. Mussolini and Hitler signed the Rome-Berlin Axis. Italy Timeline Wiki -
Enrico Fermi Wins The Nobel Prize in Physics
Enrico Fermi is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity. Italy's History Timeline Wiki
