Italy: Between the Wars By katkeeling10 Mar 23, 1919 Mussolini Founds National Fascist Party History.com Feb 2, 1922 Ambrogio Ratti is Elected Pope Britannica.com Jun 1, 1922 Mussolini Becomes Prime Minister of Italy History.com Jun 10, 1924 Giacomo Matteotti Murdered by Mussolini's Fascists Brittanica.com Aug 31, 1925 Mussolini Becomes Dictator of Italy History.com Sep 28, 1928 All Non-Fascist Political Activity is Banned in Italy HistoryWorld.net Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini Invades Abyssinia National Archives Oct 3, 1935 Italy Invades Ethiopia BBC.com Period: Nov 1, 1936 to Apr 27, 1940 The Rome-Berlin Axis Hitler and Mussolini May 22, 1939 Mussolini and Hitler Sign the Pact of Steel Pact of Steel Nov 1, 1939 Mussolini Breaks Axis Agreement HistoryWorld.net
