Foreign Policy Flashcards
Corfu invasion
1923
Italian General assassinated in Greece
17th Aug 1923
Mussolini demands after Corfu
payment of 50 mill lire from Greek gov
Arrest and execution of those responsible
Fiume
1924
Brought him great prestige and popularity at home
Yugoslavia were happy to give up
Albania
1925
King Zog seized power in Albania
Set up puppet gov in Albania
Treaty of Friendship signed w/ Albania
1926
Locarno Treaties
1925
Guaranteed Germany’s western borders w/ France and Belgium
Kellog-Briand Pact
signed in 1928 by 62 countries
Outlawed war as a way of settling international disputes
World disarmament conference
1933
Austria
1934
Austrian Nazis assassinate Dolfuss and force Anschluss
Musso sends troops to Brenner pass
Hitler withdrew
Stresa Front
1935
French, Britain and Italy leaders met to discuss alliance against German aggression
Rome-Berlin axis announced
August 1936
Hitler announces rearmament
March 1935
Luftwaffe and German conscription
Anti-Comintern Pact
Dec 1937
Hitler and Mussolini complement each other with their aims for expansion
Shared hatred of communism
Spanish Civil War
1936-39
Munich Agreement
Sept 1938
Mussolini doesn’t want to invade Czechoslovakia
Pact of Steel
12th May 1938
Italy and Germany promise to follow each other into war
German invasion of Poland
Sept 1939
Italy declare war
June 1940
Intervention in Spanish civil war cost
14 billion lira
Only country in Europe to regress
Trade problems after Abyssinia
Raw materials from Abyssinia only accounted for 2% of italys trade
Budget deficit after Abyssinia
2.5 billion to 16 billion
Currency after Abyssinia
40% devaluation
