Albania (1926) Flashcards

1
Q

What did BM’s success in Fiume persuade him to think?

A

That Yugoslavia could be pushed around.

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2
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Whose influence in Yugolsavia did BM resent?

A

French influence.

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3
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What was BM keen to demonstrate to the new state?

A

That Italy was the dominant power in the region; not France.

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4
Q

Yugoslavia was a new state- when was it formed?

A

1918

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5
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What did BM want to make clear to the Yugoslavs?

A

That he could make their life v. difficult if they tried to resist Italian influence.

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6
Q

What happened in 1924?

A

An Italian-sponsored chieftain, Ahmed Zog, managed to take power in Albania on Yugoslavia’s S border.

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7
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What was the name of the Italian-sponsored chieftain?

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Ahmed Zog

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8
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How did the Fascist govt help Zog?

A
  • provided him with money
  • encouraged Italian companies to invest in the Albanian economy
  • employed Italian officers as advisers to the Albanian army
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9
Q

What was signed in 1926?

A

The Treaty of Friendship

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10
Q

What did that treaty signify?

A

That Albania was little more than a satellite state.

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11
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What emphasised Italy as a military threat to Yugoslavia?

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When BM funded those ethnic minorities, notably the Croats, who wanted to break away from the Yugoslav state.

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12
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How did Yugoslavia respond to BM’s funding?

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By doing its best not to antagonise Fascist Italy but it also refused to be intimidated into subservience.

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13
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1930s

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  • throughout the 30s BM maintained his aggressive posture.

- eventually occupied much of Yugoslavia during WW2 after it was defeated by Hitler.

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14
Q

When was Yugoslavia invaded by the Axis powers?

A

April 1941

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15
Q

What happened in 1943?

A

a Democratic Federal Yugoslavia was proclaimed by the Partisan resistance.

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16
Q

Why did BM want Albania?

A

Its ports would give him access to Adriatic Sea (strategically valuable) & the Balkans.