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Italy WWI
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
Mussolini planned a fascist uprising in 1922 to take control of the government by force. Someday in October 1922 the king asked Mussolini to form a government. Nationalist feelings grew as Mussolini orchestrated the capture of several Greek islands and encouraged irredentism among those living on the islands of Malta and Corsica. -
Mussolini asked 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
It was signed by Benito Mussolini for the Italian government and by cardinal -
Italy affected by the Stock Market Crash
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 WW2
Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories by acquiring all territories it considered German. Mussolini followed this policy when he invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) the African country situated on the horn of Africa. -
Mussolini lost his 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.