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Mussolini forms the PNF (Fascist Party) and is elected its leader
This photo connects the the event because it appears to be a painting or political photograph that depicts the rising of the fascist Party in Italy. -
Formation of an independent Italy
Modern Italian state started forming in 1861 when most of the peninsula was formed into the Kingdom of Italy. -
Papal States taken over by new nation of Italy
The Papa States and Rome were annexed into the Kingdom of Italy in September of 1870. -
Failure of First Italo-Ethiopian War with the Battle of Adowa (Adwa)
Italy was outnumbered by the Ethiopian army and was forced back into Eritrea in 1895. -
Italy invades and takes over Libya
Italy invaded the Turkish province of Libya in 1911, this started the Italo-Turkish War. -
Mussolini begins work as editor for the Socialist Party newspaper Avanti
Mussolini became editor of Avanti in 1912 after the success of his own newspaper “La Lotta di Classe” or The class struggle. -
Mussolini kicked out of Socialist Party for pro-nationalistic sentiments regarding WW I
Mussolini was kicked out of the PSI in 1914 for supporting Italy’s entrance into WWI. -
Treaty of London
Signed on April 26th, 1915, this was a treaty between Italy, France, Britain, and Russia that promised Italy land stretching from Trentino through the South Tyrol to Trieste. -
Corfu Incident
This picture works for the Corfu Incident because it gives a visual representation to the weapons that were used during this conflict. -
Beginning of Biennio Rosso
Starting in 1919, the “two red years” was a period of intense social conflict in Italy after WWI. -
Fascio di Combattimento formed in Milan
This photo is a good symbolic representation of the formation of the Fascio di Combattimento because it appears to be the logo for this formed group. -
D’Annunzio takes Fiume
This visual works as a good representation because it shows an uprising of sorts, such as D'Annunzio taking control of Fiume. -
Mussolini forms alliance with Giolitti
This visual representation connects because it is a news headline which talks about the alliance created between Mussolini and Giolitti. -
March on Rome and Mussolini becomes Prime Minister
This picture connects to the event in the timeline because it depicts soldiers during the March, before Mussolini became the Prime Minister. -
Acerbo Law passed
This visual representation works for this event because it shows a document that outlines the different polices that were established by Acerbo's Law. -
Matteotti Crisis
This picture is a good representation of the Matteotti Crisis because it is a newspaper article from the time that discusses the debates on the event. -
Aventine Secession
A political protest by Roman plebeians. -
Locarno Treaty Signed
An agreement signed in order to help stabilize post-WWI Europe. -
Battle for Grain
A struggle to increase agricultural production in the Soviet Union. -
Battle for the Lira
An economic policy to stabilize the Italian currency. -
Battle for Births
Efforts in some countries to increase birth rates, often through pro-natalist policies. -
Battle for Land
The effort to redistribute land ownership in the Soviet Union. -
Kellogg-Briand Treaty Signed
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an international agreement signed that outlawed war as an instrument of national policy. -
Lateran Treaty with Pope
An agreement signed between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy, resolving the long-standing dispute over the status of the Catholic Church in Italy. -
Abyssinian Crisis
I choose this picture because it shows the advancements the Italians during the Abyssinian Crisis -
Stresa Front
The Stresa Front was an agreement made between the United Kingdom, France, and Italy to oppose any unilateral revision of the Treaty of Versailles by Germany. -
Italian involvement with Spanish Civil War
In 1936, Italy intervened militarily in Spain during the Spanish Civil War to bolster nationalist sentiments opposing the Second Spanish Republic. -
Munich Conference
On September 29 and 30, 1938, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and France signed the Munich Agreement, which required Czechoslovakia to hand up its border regions and fortifications to Nazi Germany. -
Italy enters WW II on side of Germany
Italy didn't join Germany until June 1940, when France was about to submit and it seemed that World War II was over, as they were still pursuing territorial expansion. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty signed
I choose this picture because its a good illustration of the two leaders, Hitler and Mussolini shaking hands, highlighting the agreement. -
Mussolini brought down by coup during WW II
Mussolini was imprisoned on July 25, 1943, after being removed from office by his own Grand Council. Mussolini had just left a meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele, who had informed Il Duce that the war was lost. -
Mussolini killed
An Italian partisan murdered him on April 28, 1945, in the northern Italian town of Giulino di Mezzegra.