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Formation of an Independent Italy
Shows the parts of unification in Italy before 1861 and 1861-1879. -
Papal States taken over by new nation of Italy
The Papal states before and after annexation along with dates. -
Failure of First Italo-Ethiopian War with the Battle of Adowa (Adwa)
Realistic pictorial of the Battles of Adwa. -
Italy invades and takes over Libya
Italians in Tripoli of Libya. -
Mussolini begins work as editor for the Socialist Party newspaper Avanti
Avanti, the newspaper that Mussolini was the editor for. -
Mussolini kicked out of Socialist Party for pro-nationalistic sentiments regarding WWI
This is the type of articles that were published by the newspaper. -
Treaty of London
It shows the amount of land promised to Italy in the Treaty of London -
Beginning of Biennio Rosso
Shows an example of violence and its measures at the time. -
Fascio di Combattimento formed in Milan
image shows the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento logo. the image representing an axe shows the fascist values of power and strength -
D’Annunzio takes Fiume
image shows Gabriele D'Annunzio giving a speech. His positive expression as well as those smiling in the background shows how the nationalists felt. -
Mussolini forms alliance with Giolitti
image of a political cartoon made during the time. the cartoon shows Giolitti, a politician who wanted to prevent socialist revolution. -
Mussolini forms the PNF (Fascist Party) and is elected leader
image shows the PNF logo. It resembles that of the Fasci di Combattimento and hence shows its unity -
March on Rome and Mussolini becomes Prime Minister
march on rome occurred october 28th-30th 1922 which marked the beginning of the fascist rule, Mussolini was appointed prime minister on October 31st, 1922. The image shows Mussolini leading in ideologies like dictatorship. this is significant because it shows his supposed emerging leadership. -
Acerbo Law passed
image shows the acerbo being signed into law with the pope present. Such a high power being associated with the law shows the law's effect was thought to be great. -
Corfu Incident
image shows Mussolini being depicted as the "new Caesar" in a cartoon. Mussolini getting compensation and an apology from Greece caused the people of Italy to view Mussolini as a savior, associating him with Caesar. -
Matteotti Crisis
Political cartoon showing Mussolini's involvement in the murder. image shows the perspective against Mussolini, the crisis used as means to discredit him. -
Aventine Secession
The picture shows the carrying of Matteotti’s casket to his burial after his body was found. Shows how the walkout was effective in its efforts to prove the Fascist party assassinated him as it was only after then that Mussolini allowed the location of his body to be known. -
Battle for Grain
The image shows a newspaper published around the time of the Battle of Grain. Shows how before Mussolini put more censorship laws on the newspaper network, newspapers were used to inform Italians about the violence of Mussolini’s control. -
Locarno Treaty signed
An image of Stresemann, Chamberlain, and Briand during the negotiations. Prove how Italy was not one of the main contributors in creating peace in Europe; however, they still wanted it as they attended and signed the treaty. -
Battle for Land and Battle for the Lira
Propaganda picture of Mussolini standing on a tractor during the Battle for Land. Shows how propaganda was created in multiple formats, including pictures, and shows how Mussolini used propaganda to enforce the notion of him being a charismatic leader by showing him involved with domestic problems.
Battle for Lira- 8/18/1926
Battle for Land- 1926 -
Battle for Births
Picture of an Italian family in the 1930s. From the expression of the mother, it is proven that the mother was to play the domestic adult and the father was to play stoic. Additionally, the photo shows how large and uniform Italian families were meant to be under the Battle for Births. -
Kellogg-Briand Treaty signed
The photo shows the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Treaty. This image proves how many people were involved, including Italy, attempting to keep peace in Europe, and, thus, proves how important the agreeance of peace was during intermediate war times. -
Lateran Treaty with Pope
The picture shows the Vatican and Italian delegates before signing the Lateran Treaty. Shows how many people were involved to get the most use out of the agreements from both Mussolini and the Pope. -
Abyssinian Crisis
Political cartoon shows Bellona, Roman goddess of war, begging Mussolini to “Don’t desert me now” and join the fight in the Abyssinian Crisis. Cartoon creates ties to Mussolini’s propaganda to bring back the glory of the Roman Empire. -
Stresa Front
The image is of a map showing the states of the Stresa Conference against the Nazi party in blue and Nazi Germany in brown. The clear difference between how many were against Nazi Germany shows how many, including Italy, were against changing the Treaty of Versailles, thus, showing how alone Nazi Germany was leading up to WWII. -
Italian involvement with Spanish Civil War
Poster shows a hand painted with the Italian flag moving a pawn around Spain. Within the hand, Fascist black shirt soldiers march into Spain as they are surrounded by the phrase “the claw of the Italian invader intends to enslave us”. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty signed
Image shows Mussolini and Hitler walking out of the signing of the Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty as Mussolini does the fascist salute, a symbol that Hitler would later use for his Nazi campaign. Shows the two leaders united in their desire to be the “axis” of European power. -
Munich Conference
Representatives that attended the Munich Conference are shown in the picture, demonstrating the amount of involvement that happened in the discussion. Mussolini and Hitler are standing next to each other, and Hitler is wearing a uniform that looks very similar to Mussolini’s, showing the influence Mussolini had on Hitler. -
Italy invades Albania
Map shows the attack plans for Italy’s invasion of Albania to gain control over the land they desired. Attack plan shows how Italy’s main focus is the coastal areas that will provide ports and trade route to improve the economy. -
Italy enters WWII on side of Germany
Image shows Italian, Japanese, and German soldiers running together into battle with their country’s flag raised high. The soldiers are running over the flags of America, Great Britain, and Russia and in the background, the statue of the Roman goddess of war stands in the back without a head, implying that Italy must avenger her. -
Mussolini brought down by coup during WWII
American newspaper prints the fall of Mussolini and the removal of the Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty. Newspaper shows the worldwide spread of Mussolini’s impact and the world’s disapproval towards his power. -
Mussolini killed
Image shows the bodies of those executed after the fall of Mussolini being graphically displayed in public to show the consequences of fascism. Mussolini’s body is hung upside down alongside his mistress and other fascist leaders and supporters.