Italy

The Kingdom of Italy has somewhat of a Syndicalist movement within their nation, and also a large Anti-Syndicalist portions in their governement. Luigi Facta currently leads the Anti-Syndicalist portion of parliament, which only control the majority of Italian parliament at the time.

## History

### Pre Foundation (1816 - 1861)

The Kingdom of Italy was first made by Napoleon I and was a client state of the French, however, at the time Italian Kingdom was small and didn't control all lands with Italians within it. However, at the Congress of Vienna, the Kingdom of Italy was disbanded and Italy was divided into many states. In total there were three Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Lombardy Venezia, ruled by the Kaiser of Austria, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. In 1859, the Franco - Austrian War occurred, where France would help the Kingdom of Sardinia take Lombardy from Italy. In 1861, the Kingdom of Italy would be proclaimed, however, unlike what Italian nationalist believed, in which Italy would be a strong and united nation, it actually turned out to be a weak and divided nation politically.

### Post Foundation (1861 - 1910)

Italy had close ties to the Prussians and eventually Germany. For example in 1866, the Italians helped the Prussians against the Austrians in the Six Weeks War. The Italians signed into the Triple Alliance with Austria - Hungary and Germany, a defensive pact. However later on, the Italians distanced themselves from Germany and Austria due to bad blood with the Austrians and the Italian economy being reliant on France.

### Pre-War (1910 - 1914)

The Italian military's cracks began to show, as in 1911 during the Italo-Turkish war, what was supposedly a military cakewalk turned into a stalemate in Libya however the Italians began to exercise their navy in the Mediterranean, making the Ottomans sue for peace. In 1912, the Italians annexed Tripolitania and Cyrenacia and also the Dodacenese. This war also lead to the Balkan Wars, which left Bulgaria small and alienated. In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo by the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist group in Bosnia. The dominoes fell as the Austrians mobilized for war and the Great War began.

### World War One (1914 - 1918)

Initially Italy was neutral in World War One, not joining the Central Powers, but eventually sided with the Triple Entente with the promise of land. The Italians fought against the Austrians and in the Balkans against Bulgarians, the Austrians again, and Germany. The Italian Government promised the soldiers land and votes to fight. Over all the Italian army performed lackluster at best.

### Post War (1918 - 1929)

The Kingdom of Italy was awarded a lot of land from the peace deal, including Istria, South Tyrol, and Dalmatia. The Italians, happy with the Entente, pursued closer ties with the British. The Italian government during the war, had promised many of the soldiers land and voting rights. The Italian Government gave them the right to vote, but did not give them land. This left many soldiers angry with the Italian Government. Most Officers and career soldiers remained loyal to the Kingdom, but many of the troops mobilized into the army were angry. Some turned to Syndicalism, which seemed like the only way for them to get what they promised. However, the Syndicalism did not kick off in Italy like in France, not till after the depression, even then it was still never as popular.

### The Great Depression (1929 - 1935)

The Italian economy dipped and unemployment skyrocketed. With the rise in unemployment, came the rise of Syndicalism. Also, a back water idealogy, known as Fascism, lead by a Benito Mussolini. began to also rise in popularity. Some people began to loose faith with the Monarchy, but others did not. Gaps began to form in the Italian population, some were loyalist, others were Fascist, and some others were hard line Syndicalist. By 1932, Syndicalism had grown in popularity, and the Italians had organized a coalition of Anti Syndicalist, groups of Liberals, Conservatives, Fascist, and others, headed by Luigi Facta. In 1935, the Syndicalist War occurred in France. The Italians did not do much military action, except during the siege of Lyon. By 1935, the Italians had mostly recovered from the Great Depression.

### The Rise of Fascism (1914 - )

A one Benito Mussolini, a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, was kicked out after having pro war views once Italy entered into WW1, founded the Fascist party, and as we know it today, the National Fascist Party. Benito would advocate for the growth of Fascism and it would grow to and extent, but it would always be out shined by the popularity of Syndicalism. In 1923, Benito Mussolini was assassinated by a Syndicalist terrorist named Lorenzo Sarto. This would lead to the disarray of the party, but Roberto Farinacci would take hold of the party. The Fascism party would advocate for the recreation of the Roman Empire, and in 1935 when the Syndicalist War started in France, many advocated for the Italian annexation of Savoy and Nice, but that never happened. The Fascism party has some popularity, but like earlier is out shined by Syndicalism.

## Military

### Army

The Italian Army is of reasonable size, however, has few motorized and tank divisions.

### Navy

The Italian navy is large in the Mediterranean, numbering 142 Ships, being one of the largest in the world.

### Airforce

The Italian Airforce is of medium stature, and largely Italian model planes manufactured in Italy.