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Chronicle VIII of IX

Liberal Italy & the World Wars

Italia Liberale

From Giolitti's liberal Italy to Mussolini, empire, and the ruin of 1945.

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1871 – 1945 AD
Entries
14

  1. Liberal ItalyPolitical

    Italy Joins the Triple Alliance

    The young kingdom signs a defensive pact with Germany and Austria-Hungary, anchoring Italy among the great powers even as it eyes a colonial empire.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  2. Scramble for AfricaMilitary

    The Disaster of Adwa

    An Italian army is annihilated by the forces of Emperor Menelik II at Adwa, the worst colonial defeat of a European power in Africa and the end of Crispi's imperial dreams.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  3. Crisis of the Liberal StatePolitical

    Assassination of King Umberto I

    An anarchist shoots King Umberto I at Monza in revenge for the bloody repression of 1898, opening a more liberal era under his son Victor Emmanuel III.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  4. The Giolitti EraMilitary

    The Conquest of Libya

    Italy wrests Tripolitania and Cyrenaica from the Ottoman Empire in a war that introduces aerial bombardment and feeds a rising nationalist fervour.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  5. The Great WarMilitary

    Italy Enters the First World War

    Abandoning its old allies, Italy signs the secret Treaty of London and declares war on Austria-Hungary to redeem Trento and Trieste.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  6. The Great WarMilitary

    The Catastrophe of Caporetto

    A combined Austro-German offensive shatters the Italian front at Caporetto, driving the army back to the Piave in the worst defeat of its history.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  7. VictoryMilitary

    Vittorio Veneto and the Defeat of Austria

    The Italian army wins the decisive Battle of Vittorio Veneto, shattering Austria-Hungary and gaining Trento and Trieste as the war ends.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  8. Postwar CrisisPolitical

    The 'Mutilated Victory' and the Birth of Fascism

    Disappointment at the peace, D'Annunzio's seizure of Fiume, and social upheaval form the backdrop as Mussolini founds the first Fasci di Combattimento in Milan.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  9. 6 more entries, to 1945