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Mussi foreign pol #2
mussolini in fiume, albania, libya, stresa, NE africa,
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5 mussolini foreign policy aims | -spread fascism abroad -revise treaty of st germain -establish dominance in balkans, mediterranean and and adriatic - limit french influence in the mediterranean - achieve power and status |
| when had italy tried to obtain fuime | paris peace talks 1919 |
| was italy successful in obtaining fiume in 1919 | no |
| what was italy's failure to obtain fiume referred to as | mutilated victory |
| when did d'annunzio invade fiume | september 1919 |
| what did fiume become under the 1920 treaty of rapallo | international city |
| which country aside from italy had an interest in fiume | yugoslavia |
| what happened to fiume in 1923 | italian general seized fiume |
| what did italy and yugoslavia agree on in 1924 | fiume was a part of italy |
| treaty of rome 1924 | fiume was annexed by italy |
| was italy's pursuit of fiume in 1923 a success | yes |
| why did mussolini want to invade corfu | control over the adriatic sea |
| when did italy invade corfu | 1923 |
| what event did italy use as an excuse to invade corfu | italian general tellini was assassinated |
| how did britain and france respond to italys bombardment of corfu | objected and mobilised their mediterranean fleets forcing italy to withdraw |
| what did italy being forced out of corfu show | they were to weak to defy major powers |
| only benefit of italys failed invasion of corfu | greece had to pay 10 million lire in compensation for assassination |
| what did the greeks allow italy to do in 1924 | keep the dodacanese islands |
| 2 reasons italy wanted control over albania | dominance over balkans + mediterranean |
| when had the italians had control of albania previously | italian troops controlled albania in ww1 |
| when did the italian troops controlling albania withdraw | 1920 |
| what did italy and albania agree with albania in 1925 | italians could settle in albania and mine |
| how did mussolini interfere with albanian politics after their 1925 agreement | allied with future king Ahmed Zog |
| what was achieved in signing the 1926 treaty of friendship with albania | albania becomes an italian puppet state |
| what sections of albanian society/gov do italy take over | military and economy |
| when does italy annex albania | 1939 |
| when did italy conquer libya | 1912 |
| what was a significant problem after italy conquered libya | berber rebels |
| what happened in libya during ww1 | huge rebellion against italians |
| when does mussolini come to power | 1922 |
| when does mussolini begin military campaign against libya | 1928 |
| what brutal method did italy employ against libyan rebels in 1928 | concentration camps |
| how many libyans were sent to concentration camps | 100,000 |
| how many libyans died in concentration camps | 40,000 |
| when was the italian military campaign against libyan rebels declared over | 1932 |
| how many settlers did italy plan to have in libya | 1/2 a million |
| how many settlers were there in libya in 1928 | 2500 |
| did libya bring much economic benefit to italy | no |
| what area of africa did ital successfully assert full control over in the 1920s | north somalia |
| who signed the lorcano pact | -britain, france, germany and italy |
| when was the lorcano pact signed | 1925 |
| what did germany agree not to do under the lorcano pact | invade france |
| what did italy agree to do under the lorcano pact | protect the treaty of versailles/ peace in europe |
| what did the lorcano pact allow italy to do | act as an important statesman |
| when was the kellog briand pact signed | 1928 |
| how many countries signed the kellog briand pact | 60 |
| what did countries promise in the kellog briand pact | to never go to war again |
| what happened RE austria in 1934 | germany began to show an interest in austria |
| what did italy do in response to germany showing an interest in austria in 1934 | send troops to the border to discourage hitler |
| stresa conference (3) | -britain, france, italy -joint protest to german rearmament -promise to resist the violation of any peace treaties that may endanger european peace |
| why did mussolini attend the stresa conference | reassurance that other countries would keep germany in check allowing for italy to focus on imperial aims |