Italian Expansion 1920~1940
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Updated: 12 Nov 2017
brief timeline of Italy for IB students reviewing for their Paper 2 on Italian and German expansion
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Created byWakana Moriguchi
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September 1 1939
[Germany invades Poland (start of WW2)]States that they are not
ready for war until 1943June 1940
[Declares war on Britain and France]October 1925
[Locarno Treaties]
Agreements aiming to secure post-war settlementNovember 1935
[League of Nations imposes sanction]
(oil not included, doesn't hit Italy so hardDecember 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 implemented1923
[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 Rome1926
[Albania becomes an
Italian Protectorate]1928
[treaty of "friendship" with Abyssinia]
had a long-term ambition of gaining Abyssiniastart of Mussolini's foreign policy
MORE AGGRESSIVE
- more fascist
- distract the public from the depression
- desire of wanting to become allies with HitlerJuly 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 ITALY1929
Great Depression1928
[Kellogg-Briand Pact]
Denounced war as a way of resolving disputes.
Can also be said as the extension of the Locarno spirit1935
[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 GermanyOctober 1935
[Invasion of Abyssinia]December 1934
[Wal Wal incident] (Italy and Abyssinia)
Concluded that it neither was responsible.
Mussolini was obviously at faultOctober 30
Mussolini offered
post as Prime MinisterOctober
March on Rome1936
[gain capital of Abyssinia (Addis Abba)]
becomes part of Italian East AfricaAbyssinia falls to British1936
Peak of Italian foreign policy[Spanish Civil war]
Italy supported the side of the NationalistsOctober 26 1936
[Rome-Berlin Axis]
formal alliance
with GermanyNovember 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 IndependenceApril 7 1939
[invasion of Albania]
Way to intimidate eastern Mediterranean powers
Albanian powers baddly equipped1937
leaves LeagueMay 22 1939
[Pact of Steel] (Italy and Germany)
- declaration of trust and cooperation
- secret protocol -> union of military/economic policiesAugust 1939
[Nazi-Soviet Pact]
(did not consult with Italy)
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