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Paris Peace Conference
Having helped in WW1, Italty attended the Paris Peace Conference. Italy was promised land and territories, but when the Prime Minister got to the conference he found out the other countries wouldn't grant Italy any land. -
The National Fascist Party is formed
Benito Mussolini creates the National Fascist Party.The party ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943. -
March On Rome
The March on Rome was to establish Mussolini and the Fascist Party as the most important political party in Italy. He and 25,000 Fascist Blackshirts marched into Rome. -
Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
After destroying all political opposition through his secret police and outlawing labor strikes, Mussolini and his fascist followers strengthed their power through a series of laws that transformed the nation into a one-party dictatorship. Mussolini remained in power until he was deposed by King Victor Emmanuel III in 1943. -
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Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy
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Acerbo Law is passed
The government passed the Acerbo Law, which transformed Italy into a single national constituency. This gave Mussolini's fascit party the majority of deputies in parliment. The Acerbo Law stated that the party gaining the largest share of the votes gained two-thirds of the seats in parliament. -
Italty invades Abyssinia
Mussolini orders that Abyssinia be invaded. Italy’s 100,000 strong army invaded, it used tanks, flame-throwers, and chemical warefare. By May 1936, Italy had conquered Abyssinia. A total of 775,000 people died. -
Anti-Comintern Pact signed
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. Italy signed a year after Germany and Japan, thereby forming the group that would be known as the Axis Powers. -
Pact Of Steel signed
The Pact of Steel was originally intended to be a military alliance between Japan, Italy, and Germany. Japan wanted the focus of the pact to be aimed at Russia, while Italy and Germany wanted it aimed at Britain and France. Due to this disagreement, the pact was signed without Japan and became an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. This was an open declartion of continuing trust and cooperation between Germany and Italy.
