Mussolini's foreign policy

Question 1

What was Mussolini’s goal for Italy’s foreign policy?

Answer 1

He wanted to see Italy return as a great military power in Europe and become more aggressive with foreign policy

Question 2

What area did Mussolini want to expand into in order to improve territory?

Answer 2

Mussolini wanted to take the Balkans

Question 3

How did Mussolini maintain a relationship with Britain and France?

Answer 3

Italy remained in the League of Nations
They signed the Locarno Treaties - confirming Italy’s permanence of German Western borders
Agreed on borders in Western Africa

Question 4

How did the war in Abyssinia play out?

Answer 4

In December of 1934 the Wal-Wal incident broke out which led to conflict
In October of 1935 the Italian army attacked Ethiopia and the campaign became increasingly hostile using poison gas and indiscriminate executions

Question 5

What agreement gave Italy most of Ethiopia?

Answer 5

The Hoare-Laval Pact