Italy

Italy during the Great War
Toward the end of the war, Italy was stuck in trench warfare not being able to push through the cold and harsh terrain but as The Entente pushed further towards the German border less German troops were put on the front and with the ongoing fight on the western front the Italians were ordered a plan by the British to push up through the middle of Austria, push up to the German border and then continue the push into the Empire. The operation was so successful that Italy was considered the country that “brought down the Balkans”.

Post War
Italy post war went through a process of intense patriotism which led to an incredibly stable democracy which due to its focus on the Balkans and Africa post great war meant that Italy was never hit by the stock market collapse that occurred in 1930 due to their non-interest in Germany and investments in their sphere of influences.

The liberalisation of Italy also began from 1920 and continued mostly through to 1933 In 1920 the voting system was reformed which allowed Women to vote, creation of a bill of rights which included freedom of speech, association and religion. The new rights also extended to those living in Italian north and east Africa