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mussolini foreignpol
mussolini's foreign policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| list 5 territories italy wants control/ influence over | north east africa, albania, corfu, libya, fiume |
| what does italy do in north east africa in the 1920s | runs succesful military campaigns |
| what is the result of the succesful campaigns in north east africa in the 1920s | italy assert control over nothern somalia |
| what did european powers (e.g. france + Britain) accept about somalia in the 1800s | somalia = italian area of influence |
| what did italy succed at in africa in 1889 | establish colony of eritrea |
| what did italy want to do with the eritrean colony | large-scale italian settlement |
| have italy managed large-scale settlement in eritrea by 1920s | no |
| where in africa does italy gain control over in 1912 | libya |
| what issue in libya drains italian resources | local rebels |
| has the italian army succeeded in subduing libyan rebels by 1920s | no |
| what does italy plan to do in libya regardless of rebels in the 1920s | settle italias there |
| how does italy try to subdue libyan rebels in the 1930s (2) | -concentration camps -barbed wire walls from mediterranean to desert to cut rebel supply routes from egypt |
| what year does italy successfully subdue libyan rebels | 1932 |
| what problem is there with libya after the rebels are subdued in 1932 | no economic benefits |
| are the italian public enthusiastic about settlement in libya | no |
| what relation did italy have to albania during ww1 | italian forces controlled albania |
| when do italian forces withdraw from albania | 1920 |
| what happens after italian forces withdraw from albania | albania = plagues by civil war |
| what does mussolini do after italian forces withdraw from albania | interfere with albanian politics |
| which albanian political figure did mussolini ally himself with | Ahmed Zog |
| what did Ahmed Zog later become | king Zog |
| what happens to albania in 1926 | italy establishes a protectorate over it |
| what does italy plan to do in albania in the late 1920s | settle italians there |
| what happens to albania in 1939 | italy annexes albaina + it becomes part of the kingdom of italy |
| who controlled corfu | greece |
| what happened in corfu in 1923 | italian general Tellini is assasinated |
| how does mussolini respond to general tellini's assasination | unauthorised naval bombardment of corfu |
| why was mussolini's bombardment of corfu unauthorised | he did not consult the italian foreign office |
| what caused italy to withdraw from corfu | pressure from france and britian |
| how was italian activity in corfu presented to the italian public | a triumph |
| what did italy's withdrawal from show about italy | it didn't have the power to disobey major european powers |
| when did italy try to claim fiume | paris peace conference 1919 |
| was italy successful in claiming fiume | no |
| why did italy want to claim fiume | fiume was a major adriatic port |
| why did mussolini want to control the major adriatic port of fiume | wanted to establish dominance in the adriatic |
| what happens to fiume in the paris peace conference of 1919 | fiume becomes an internationally governed free city |
| what does italy do RE fiume in 1924 | makes a deal with yugoslavia |
| what are the terms of italy's deal with yugoslavia RE fiume | yugolavia recognises Fiume as a part of italy |
| what does italy do after the deal with yugoslavia in 1924 | annex fiume |
| lorcano pact 1925 | secure post ww1-territory borders + improve european powers' relationship |
| what is significant for italy with the lorcano pact 1925 | italy presents itself as a european power |
| kellog-briand pact 1928 | 60 countries renounce war and must sttle disputes through peaceful means |
| what happens to austria in 1934 | nazi germany begins to interfere with domestic policies |
| what does germany aim to do to austria in 1934 | unite it with germany |
| what does mussolini want to do RE germany and austria | prevent germany and austria from uniting |
| howb does mussolini respong to germany's interference with austria in 1934 | sends troops to the austrian border to discourage hitler |
| what does mussolini aim to do in 1935 | make italy a significant diplomatic power |
| what conference takes place in italy in 1935 | stressa conference |
| what is created in the 1935 stressa conference | the stressa front |
| stressa front | joint protest against german rearmament + pledge to resist breaches of european peace treaties |
| which countries make up the stressa front | Italy + France + Britain |
| why does mussolini sign stressa front | Britain and France agreeing to resist germsny allows italy to continue colonial efforts in africa |
| what happens RE stressa front in june 1935 | Britain undermines the stressa front by signing a naval agreement with Germany |
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