Italy Between Wars

Between the Wars

Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1939

Fascist Party Formed

Mar 1, 1919

The Fascist Party was formed by Mussolini http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/mussolini_benito.shtml

March on Rome

Oct 29, 1922

The Black Shirts marched to Rome as the beginning of fascist rule over Italy

Benito Mussolini

Oct 31, 1922

Became the 27th Prime Minister of Italy and inforced fascism http://www.biography.com/people/benito-mussolini-9419443%23the-break-with-socialism-and-rise-to-power

Treaty of Rome

Jan 27, 1924

[http://www.fact-index.com/t/tr/treaty_of_rome__1924.html](source )Treaty between Italy and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes that put the city of Fiume under Italian power

Economy Crash

Oct 31, 1929

[http://www.onlinebusinessdegree.org/2010/12/07/history-online-the-1929-stock-market-crash-and-the-great-depression/](source )The stock market crashes and countries around the world start to deal with extreme economic issues

Italy Invades Ethiopia

Apr 1, 1935

Mussolini leads Italy's invasion of Ethiopia and adds it to the Italian Empire http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/mussolini_benito.shtml

Africa Orientale Italiana

May 1, 1936

[https://fascistitaly.wordpress.com/benito-mussolini/](source)Mussolini created Italian East Aferica and started his empire

The Alliance

Jan 1, 1938

[https://fascistitaly.wordpress.com/benito-mussolini/](source)Mussolini went to Germany and made his alliance with Hitler

Citizenship

Jan 31, 1938

[https://fascistitaly.wordpress.com/benito-mussolini/](source)After forming their alliance with Germany, Jewish Italians were no longer allowed citizenship

Pact of Steel

May 1, 1939

[https://fascistitaly.wordpress.com/benito-mussolini/](source)The Pact of Steel was created to officially bond Italy and Germany in their alliance