Musolini timeline

Formation of an independent Italy

Mar 17, 1861

Map of Italy in 1861 which shows the unification and the regions that were brought together

Papal States taken over by new nation of Italy

Sep 20, 1870

The painting symbolizes the final fight for unification

. Failure of First Italo-Ethiopian War with the Battle of Adowa (Adwa)

Mar 1, 1896

The drawing represents an African victory against a European country and humiliation for Italy

Italy invades and takes over Libya

Oct 1, 1911

The image represents Italy’s expansionist ambitions and entry into the imperialist competition

Mussolini begins work as editor for the Socialist Party newspaper Avanti

Dec 1, 1912

The image Highlights Mussolini’s early role as a socialist leader and propagandist before his shift to fascism

Mussolini kicked out of Socialist Party for pro-nationalistic sentiments regarding WWI

Nov 1, 1914

A red flag (symbol of socialism), damaged to represent Mussolini breaking away from socialism

Treaty of London

Apr 26, 1915

The map Demonstrates Italy’s motivations for entering WWI and later frustrations over unkept promises

Fascio di Combattimento formed in Milan

Mar 23, 1919

Symbol of Mussolini’s Fascio di Combattimento which marks the formal beginning of Italian Fascism and Mussolini’s political movement

Beginning of Biennio Rosso

Aug 1, 1919

The image shows societal instability and fear of communism through workers occupying factories

D’Annunzio takes Fiume

Sep 12, 1919

Residents cheering D’Annuzio’s arrival to Fiume, about 66% were Italian, shows how there is unity between the Italians as they went to Fiume, a extremely desired territory

Mussolini forms alliance with Giolitti

1920

Symbol of the National Bloc, alliance between all of the political parties in Italy

Mussolini forms the PNF (Fascist Party) and is elected its leader

1921

Image symbolizes the Italian colors and the abbreviations symbolize: Partito Nazionale Fascista

March on Rome and Mussolini becomes Prime Minister

1922

Mussolini and his blackshirts during the march on Rome, blackshirts being his fascist supporters

Aventine Secession

1923

Socialist leaders on the way to identify Matteotti’s body

Acerbo Law passed

1923

Picture of Giacomo Acerbo He was the one who drafted the law

Corfu Incident

Aug 29, 1923

Disembarkation of Italian soldiers at Corfu

Matteotti Crisis

Jun 10, 1924

Picture of the man that was abducted after challenging Mussolini’s seat in parliament

Battle for Grain

1925

This picture shows Mussolini posing on a tractor, symbolizing his control over agriculture in Italy and not needing wheat or any resources from other country

Locarno Treaty Signed

Dec 1, 1925

Gustav Stresemann, Austen Chamberlain and Aristide Briand during the Locarno negotiations

Battle for Land, 1926 and Battle for the Lira,

Aug 18, 1926

This 1923 Italian coin represents a female figure with some branches with symbolizes its economic state to become stronger under Mussolini’s Italy as a strong and stable nation.

Battle for Births

1927

Picture shows babies in a basket and babies outside which depicts how these policies were made to increase the Italian population

Kellogg-Briand Treaty Signed,

Aug 27, 1928

This image shows the signed pages of the Kellogg-Briand Treaty that contains seals and official signatures symbolizing the formality and seriousness to stop future wars

Lateran Treaty with Pope, February

Feb 11, 1929

Image showing the Pope, on the left, looking at Mussolini signing the Lateran Treaty, the Pope’s face shows him to be skeptical around Mussolini and his intentions.

Abyssinian Crisis,

1935

This image shows a man and a woman, representing France and England pointing a Mussolini with a folder saying “Abyssinian disputes” which symbolizes how the League of Nations try to stop Italy but has no impact or force Mussolini to stop his invasion

Stresa Front

Apr 14, 1935

This picture symbolizes the Stresa Front as it shows how Hitler is shown as an outcast from the other countries like Mussolini representing Italy in the background

Italian involvement with Spanish Civil War,

Jul 27, 1936

This Emblem show the Italian flag colors and spiked on top pointing out showing how these army units were scary and powerful to fight against Spain

Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty signed,

Oct 25, 1936

This image shows Mussolini and Hitler together as it symbolizes their alliance as Mussolini has hopes to gain land and power with Germany.

Munich Conference

Sep 29, 1938

This image represents hitler’s face, a liar. In the Munich Conference, he agreed to only take Sudetenland, but he broke the promise and took over all of Czechoslovakia.

Italy invades Albania

Apr 7, 1939

This image shows a broken shield, which represents Albanian politics and land. Italy essentially broke Albania’s shield of politics and changed their government system.

Italy enters WW2 sided with Germany

Jun 10, 1940

This image depicts a woman running up a line of people, which symbolizes how Italy is making connections with other countries just to take advantage of their success. Italy just wanted to have more land and money and he saw that it was only achievable if Italy had good relations with Germany.

Mussolini brought down by coup during WW2

Jul 25, 1943

We used a puppet to symbolize how Mussolini was used by Hitler to spread Nazi influence in Italy. It also shows how easy it is to control people, especially those in power who were betrayed

Mussolini Killed

Apr 28, 1945

We chose this image because it symbolizes the fall of Fascism in Italy and the rise of a new government system.