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Italy
The Italian Republic is a South European neighbor of Switzerland. This ancient peninsula is the location of a record 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Typical contributors seek answers to questions about Italy's reputation for excellence in antiques, architecture, art, education, fashion, food, literature, sports, and tourist activities and sites.
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because when the Romans began to conquere Italy there was a population called itali that lived a bit norther of rome and that land was called italia that meant the land of the itali..it was a quite important population so after Italy was named so.
Yes in 1796 he led a French Army into Northern Italy, he defeated the Austrians although lost one battle and then moved into Austria forcing them to sue for peace. France was given control of Northern Italy and the low countries.
Who was the last state to join Italy?
It was the Pope Reign (Rome and centre Italy) in 1870, the other states joined Italy in 1860
What important events happened in Italy during world war 2?
As an element of the larger German army the Italians had numerous small victories in North Africa. Acting on its own, Italy attacked British Somaliland on 3 August 1940 and conquered the British Colony.
Why was Cavour more successful than Mazzini in uniting most of Italy from 1830s to 1861 essay?
Cavour was more successful than Mazzini because he began strengthening Piedmont therefore enabling Piedmont to be a leading state and gain recognition attracting many Italians. unlike Mazzini who sought to unify the Italian peninsula at once. however one is justified to note that Mazzini was also successful in that he laid the foundation for unification...................
Were Italians who fought in World War 2 in 1942 on the side of the allies or the axis?
Yes. They fought in North Africa. At first the Germans were under the command of the Italian Commando Supremo (Supreme command). It wasn't until Hitler promoted Gen. Rommel that the Italians served under the Germans.
Many Italians fought at Stalingrad in winter of 1941-42. When the German VI Army was surrounded, the 6th Alpini (Mountain troops) lead a force of Germans out of the entrapment.
On 8 Sept 1943, the Italian government surrendered. However, the Fascists remained loyal to the Germans and continued to fight on their side. There were several Italians divisions formed, but most were used to as anti-partisan forces. An Italian SS Division was created.
Other Italians remained loyal to the Allies. Four Italian combat groups were formed and fought with the Italians in late 1944 and 1945.
Where is Italy's economic core located?
Milan(Lombardy) is Italy's financial and service industry headquarters as well as a cornerstone of the European Core.
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Mussolini was ideologically close to Hitler, but he waited until he thought the Nazi Germans were winning the war before joining in. Unfortunately for him, he was wrong about who was eventually going to win.
Where did the Italians come from?
Firstly, Italians are a Caucasian populace. The original people of Italy are the ancient Italic tribes, the earliest recorded peoples on the peninsula. They were of Indo-European heritage like many other European peoples. The Celtic people had a strong presence in the northern regions of Italy, while Italic tribes and the Etruscans populated the centre. Italic tribes and Greek settlers settled the south. The Romans, an Italic tribe, came to be a powerful force eventually conquering Italy and the European continent. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Germanic tribes invaded Italy and settled. The Arabs invaded Sicily and Puglia and colonised those regions for 200 years until Norman French mercenaries liberated these areas from Islamic rule and started to expel the Arab population. Italians from central and northern regions were brought down to replace the exiled Arab populace. Other peoples to settle and rule Italy were the French, Spanish, and Austrians. All in all, Italians are essentially a Italic, Roman (also Italic) people with some Greek and Celtic influence as well, as well as smaller European peoples that stepped foot in Italy.
How many Gold medals did Italy win in the 1964 Olympics?
Italy won 10 at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo.
1) Individual three day event (equestrian) - Mauro Checcoli.
2) Team three day event (equestrian) Paolo Angioni, Giuseppe Ravano, and Mauro Checcoli.
3) Men's Individual Road Race (cycling) - Mario Zanin.
4) Men's light heavyweight boxing - Cosimo Pinto.
5) Men's 50 km walk - Abdon Pamich.
6) Men's trap shooting - Ennio Mattarelli.
7) Men's 2000 meter tandem sprint (cycling) - Angelo Damiano and Sergio Bianchetto.
8) Men's flyweight boxing - Fernando Atzori.
9) Men's 1000 meter sprint (cycling) - Giovanni Pettenella.
10) Men's floor exercise (gymnastics) - Franco Menichelli.
Italy did not win any gold medals at the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck.
What type of leader does Italy have?
Italy has a Prime Minister. At the moment it is Silvio Berlusconi.
In what decade did Benito Mussolini become dictator of Italy?
He founded the Fascist Party in 1919 and took power in 1922.
Why were fascist leaders in Italy and Germany able to come to power in the 1920's and 1930's?
Hitler and Mussolini were able to gain political power because of political/economic problems.
After WW1 Germany had to pay reparations for starting the war. France invaded a big industrial center of Germany. German workers went on strike and the government gave them money but created more marks(German $) in circulation causing inflation. In 1914 4.2 German marks = $1 in 1923 4.2 trillion marks = $1
Unemployment was also high and at one point 40% of German workforce did not have a job. Many turned to radical groups like the Nazis.
In Italy inflation and unemplyoment played a role as well. There was a fear of Communism rising to power in Italy. Mussolini was able to create a police(OVRA) that was able to keep Italy from falling into Communism. and Hitler appealed to the peoples sense of pride through slick speeches . he made groups such as the Hitler youth and he promised changr
Why did the allies not advance through northern Italy into Austria instead of the D-day landings?
To transport the Allied forces based in England would have been a huge undertaking, crossing U boat lines and sailing all the way down the European coastline. Crossing the English channel was a tad easier being only 26 miles across. Thus, the logistics of attacking through the south of France or through Italy were impossible. The time and movement involved would have also alerted the Axis forces, which would have made such an attack extremely costly.
There were only a limited number of spots across the channel which were feasible. This could have also been very costly if the Axis had been certain that's what the allies would do. But clever manipulation of intelligence, involving a "secret" message on a British corpse, dummy battalions composed of wood and inflatable tanks, and fake message traffic, convinced the Axis that the landing would take place in the south of France, and that a fake landing would be aimed at Normandy. This was so convincing that when the landing actually happened, it was many hours before the German High Command was convinced that the Normandy landing was the real thing.
there is also the slight problem that to invade Spain or Italy they would have had to attack Africa and gain a foothold there first
What was the role of Canada in Italy in World War 2?
Canada's Role was to help the british Eight Army fight it's way up the Adriatic coast, in hopes of beating the US to Rome. Canada played a major Part in breaking many of the German defenses. Canadians broke the Moro River line thatpaved the way to Ortona. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and The Seaforth Highlanders Of Canada captured the town of Ortona, defeating the 1st German Fallschirmjager (Paratrooper)division. They then broke through the Liri Valley and finally the Gothic Line. they were first to rome but sadly fell to the pressure of the US and let states liberate Rome.
The 1st Canadian Infantry Division was sent to Italy in July 1943 for service in Sicily. The 1st Division consisted of three infantry brigades and an armoured brigade and totaled 18,347 men at full strength.
The 1st Canadian Infantry Division served as part of the British 8th Army, along with the 2nd Polish Corps and 5th British Corps(but this changed over time). By February 1945, the 1st Canadian Division was withdrawn out of Italy and sent to Germany just prior to end of WW2.
Quote of General Patton: "The Canadians are the best troops Montgomery has, and they're American!"
Reference Sources:
Nicholson, G. W. L., "The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945, Vol 2". Ottawa; Queen's Printer, 1956.
Stacey, Col. C. P., "Six Years of War; The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific, Vol 1", Minister of National Defense, 1955.
Zuehlke, Mark; "Ortona; Canada's Epic WW2 Battle", Douglas & McIntyre, 1999.
Zuehlke, Mark; "Gothic Line; Canada's Month of Hell in WW2 Italy", Douglas & McIntyre, 2003.
Osprey Publication "Canadian Forces in WWII" by Rene Chartrand is small but has an excellent history of how Canada built up their forces from 8,000 regular Army and 60,000 Reserve forces to a force of 1,,079,451 out of a population of 11 Million. It includes a table that lists every Regiment and where they served or if disbanded.
In all, 368,000 Canadians served in Europe, 7,600 in the Pacific and a few thousand in Africa. Canadian casualties in NW Europe totaled 48,000 with 11,546 deaths.
Why do people live near Mount Vesuvius?
1) Volcanoes provide resources for energy extraction,also known as geothermal resources. This involves heat from the earth's crust is being converted to energy. The big advantages to this type of energy are that it is very clean and the resources are nearly inexhaustible.
2) It will bring more tourism, and more tourism jobs available; this will bring more money in the local economy through: airport tickets, tourism guides/companies, hotels, restaurants and local showbiz companies eg. circus, dance shows etc.
3) More people will come to see the beautiful landscape made by the pyroclastic (molten rocks) and mudflows, which harden overtime. They make great landscape for tourist to sightsee.
4) Though, the ash that comes and shadows over the crops and villages and destroys them, when mudflows hit the crops and farms (and not ash); eventually it becomes a better growth soil for the plants and farmland.
Did Italy surrender before America dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?
Yes. Italy surrendered to the Allies, switched to their side, and declared war on Germany on September 8, 1943. Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945, a little over a year and a half later.
An interesting side quirk to this is that later in September 1943, northern Italy was reformed into a fascist country ruled by Mussolini with help from the German military. This new country, the Italian Social Republic, continued fighting against the Allies (including Italy) until it too surrendered on May 2, 1945. So both Italian countries surrendered before Germany did.
What was the first country Italy invaded during World War 2?
Italy was invaded when the Allies landed on Sicily on 10 July 1943. The invasion of mainland Italy occurred on 3 September 1943, when British soldiers landed on the "heel" of Italy. Then on 9 September, American and British soldiers landed at Salerno, just south of Naples. Link: http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/72-16/72-16.htm
What cause the rise of fascist governments in Italy and Germany?
There are so factors that led to the rise of Fascism in Italy
1. The impacts of the ww1 of 1914.
2. The weakeness of en existing government.
3. the role played by Benito Musolini.
4. Speading of communism in the world.
True or false the axis powers included Germany Italy and japan?
False, they were the Axis.
True. The term "ally" or "allies" (without cap's) refers to a group of countries who join together to support and defend each other. Therefore, they were allies. The name of this alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan was called the Axis, which, I think, was first used by Benito Mussolini.