sep 12, 1919 - D'Annunzio seizes Fiume

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After WW1 Fiume became an international free city,
this was seen as a humiliation by nationalist Italians,

D'Annunzio takes 300 veterans and takes over the city proclaiming a new republic,

Initially the Italian government does not react,
it sends in troops only after a year has passed

this served to show how incompetent, passive and accepting of violence the Italian government was,
dissatisfaction grew

additionally this event is important, bc it inspired a lot of features in Fascism:
- weird war cries (Eja, Eja, Alala!)
- Blackshirt dress
- Roman salute
- Castor oil used to humiliate opponents
- Dramatic balcony speeches

For a while d'Annunzio was considered the main nationalist leader

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