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Italian colonies
Tunisia, Ethiopia, Libya
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| before 1896 who was in control of Tunisia | Ottoman empire |
| what 2 things happened to Tunisia in 1896 | it went bankrupt, Britain, France and Italy took over its finances |
| what did Italy do to Tunisia in 1871, how did france and britain respond | Italy sent troops to Tunisia to claim it, France and Britain unite against Italy |
| who decides that Tunisia is under French Influence / where and when | France and Britain at the Congress of Berlin in 1871 |
| what does france to to tunisia in 1881 | send 36000 troops to impose a protectorate |
| Treaty of Bardo | ensures french protection over Tunisia but limits turkish chiefs powers to only internal affairs |
| when was the treaty of Bardo signed | 1881 |
| what treaty was signed RE Tunisia in 1883 | Treaty of Mersa |
| what does france's seizing of tunisia prove | Italy's isolation in Europe |
| how does Italy respond to France's seizure of tunisia | Italy joins the triple alliance 1882 |
| when does italy accept french control over tunisia | 1896 |
| was Italian colonization of Tunisia a success | no |
| what does italy secretly agree with britain in 1885 | Italy annexes the port of Massawa |
| where is the port of Massawa | the red sea |
| what is the port of massawa good for | trade and colonial expansion |
| which italian prime minister orders the invasion of Ethiopia/ when | Depretis in 1887 |
| what battle follows Depretis's invasion of Tunisia in 1887 | the battle of Dogalis |
| what is the result of the battle of dogalis 1887 | 500 troops lost, Italian defeat |
| what treaty is the result of the battle of Dogalis/ when is it signed | the treaty of Uccialli in 1889 |
| who signs the treaty of Uccialli | Prime Minister Depretis and Menelik II |
| what was the key term of the treaty of Uccialli 1889 | Italy recieves ethiopian territory around the port of massawa |
| what was the language descrepancy in the treaty of Uccialli 1889 | Ethiopian version said Menelik could consult Italian on international affairs/ Italian version said Menelik must do so |
| what does italy do after the treaty of Uccialli is signed | Italy declares Ethiopia as an Italian protectorate |
| how does Menelik respond to Italy's claim that Ethiopia is an Italian protectorate/ when | Menelik dismisses Italy's claim in 1890 and repudiates the entire treaty in 1893 |
| which prime minister orders Italian troops into ethiopia after Menelik repudiates the treaty of Uccialli | Crispi |
| when does PM Crispi order troops into Ethiopia | 1895 |
| how does Menelik respond to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1895 | Menelik marches 70,000 men to Adowa |
| when does the battle of Adowa take place | 1896 |
| what is the result of the battle of adowa | Italy is defeated, 5000 italians dead, 2000 taken prisoner |
| what does italy do following their defeat at the battle of Adowa | Italy accepts Ethiopian independance and signs a peace treaty at Addis Ababa |
| what is one term of the peace treaty at Addis Ababa | Italy must pay Ethiopia 10 million lire in reperations |
| what groups was founded in the early 1900s due to increased italian nationalism | Italian Nationalist Association |
| what two territories would later become Italian libya | Tripoli and Cyrenaica |
| who was in control of Tripoli and Cyranaica in 1911 | turkey |
| what event aided Italian pursuit of Tripoli and Cyrenaica | collapse of the ottoman empire |
| why did italian nationalists covet Libya as a colony | Libya used to be a roman colony |
| who was the italian prime minister in 1911 | Giolitti |
| what two things does Giolitti do to claim Tripoli and Cyrenaica/ when | demand Turkey allow Italy to occupy the territories + invade Libya with 10,000 men in 1911 |
| what were two issues italy faced in the war against Libya | the war lasted longer than expected (months VS almost 2 years) and cost more than expected (30 million lire per month VS 80 million lire per month |
| what did Italy do to weaken Turkey in the Libyan war | invade the Dodacanese islands (turkish territory) |
| when did the Libyan war end | October 1912 |
| what treaty ended the Libyan war/ when | Treaty of ouchy October 1912 |
| what did Italy gain from the treaty of ouchy | Tripoli, Cyrenaica and a Dodacanese island |
| list 3 positive outcomes of the Libyan war | Giolitti's popularity increased, increased national unity, more living space |
| list 3 negative outcomes of the Libyan war | new territories = desert, political alliance between liberals and socialists collapses, civil unrest in Libya drained Italian resources |
| what happened in 1869 that allowed Italians to begin settling in what would become eritrea | red suez canal on the red sea opened to mediteranian boats |
| what italian company bought the first land that would become part of eritrea/ when | Rubattino Navifation Company 1869 |
| when did the italian government purchase land from the RNC | 1882 |
| who was the ethiopian emporer before menelik | John IV |
| why didnt John IV confront Italy about its usurping of Ethiopian lands/future eritrea | John IV was occupied fighting sudanese |
| when does Menelik become emporer | 1889 |
| was the colony of eritrea a success | yes |
| was the protectorate over ethiopia a success | no |
| what does Menelik do RE italian usurping Ethiopian lands | makes deal = treaty of Uccialli |
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