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Italian Expansion 1920~1940
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Wakana Moriguchi
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brief timeline of Italy for IB students reviewing for their Paper 2 on Italian and German expansion
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Invasion of Abyssinia
Events
September 1 1939 [Germany invades Poland (start of WW2)]
States that they are not ready for war until 1943
June 1940 [Declares war on Britain and France]
October 1925 [Locarno Treaties] Agreements aiming to secure post-war settlement
November 1935 [League of Nations imposes sanction] (oil not included, doesn't hit Italy so hard
December 1935 [British and Foreign ministers write up secret policy on giving most of Abyssinia to Italy] Initially secret, this was leaked to the public and was not implemented
1923 [Invasion of Corfu] Italian official was killed on the Greek border. Withdrew after Britain threatened to use weapons.
1924 [Gaining port of Fiume] Also called Pact of Rome Yugoslavs gave in and port went to Rome
1926 [Albania becomes an Italian Protectorate]
1928 [treaty of "friendship" with Abyssinia] had a long-term ambition of gaining Abyssinia
start of Mussolini's foreign policy MORE AGGRESSIVE - more fascist - distract the public from the depression - desire of wanting to become allies with Hitler
July 15 1933 [Four Power Act Quadripartite Act] (Britain, France, Germany, Italy) smaller powers have less say in Great Power politics. Reiterate the Kellogg-Briand and Locarno NOT THAT SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR ITALY
1929 Great Depression
1928 [Kellogg-Briand Pact] Denounced war as a way of resolving disputes. Can also be said as the extension of the Locarno spirit
1935 [Rearmament of Germany]
April 1935 [Stresa Conference] (Britain, France, Italy) Protesting against Hitler, confirming Austrian independence and reaffirm Locarno. However didn't specifically call out Germany
October 1935 [Invasion of Abyssinia]
December 1934 [Wal Wal incident] (Italy and Abyssinia) Concluded that it neither was responsible. Mussolini was obviously at fault
October 30 Mussolini offered post as Prime Minister
October March on Rome
1936 [gain capital of Abyssinia (Addis Abba)] becomes part of Italian East Africa
Abyssinia falls to British
1936 Peak of Italian foreign policy
[Spanish Civil war] Italy supported the side of the Nationalists
October 26 1936 [Rome-Berlin Axis] formal alliance with Germany
November 1937 [Anti-Comintern Pact] (Japan, Italy, Germany) Against the communists. "safeguard their common interests" when attacked by the Soviets
[Anschluss] Italy tells Austria to protect themselves as opposed to them protecting. Shift of support for Austrian Independence
April 7 1939 [invasion of Albania] Way to intimidate eastern Mediterranean powers Albanian powers baddly equipped
1937 leaves League
May 22 1939 [Pact of Steel] (Italy and Germany) - declaration of trust and cooperation - secret protocol -> union of military/economic policies
August 1939 [Nazi-Soviet Pact] (did not consult with Italy)
