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Austria 1
France declares war on Austria and as a result, plunges Europe into more than 20 years of conflcit. -
Italy 6
The Expedition of the Thousand was an event of the Italian Risorgimento which took place in 1860. A corps of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi landed in Sicily in order to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled by the Bourbons. The expedition was a success and brought Naples and Sicily into the Kingdom of Sardinia. It resulted in the last territorial conquest and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1861. -
Slovenia 1
They celebrate labour day for the first time. This is important because it gives everyone an day off from work. -
Italy 7
Rejecting all arbitration offers, the Italians invaded Ethiopia on October 3, 1935. It results in Italy being expelled from the League of Nations and also Mussolini and Hitler sign the Rome-Berlin Axis. Also was one of the reasons World War Two started because it showed the inefectiveness of the League Of Nations. -
Austria 2
Austria was annexed into Germany and as a result, most of Austria’s Jewish population was killed or forced to leave in the Holocaust. -
Slovenia 2
Slovenia is taken over by Nazi Germany and Italy during World War II. It caused many to move out of there homes and cities were burned down. -
Italy 5
The Italian Campaign, from July 10, 1943, to May 2, 1945, was a series of Allied beach landings and land battles from Sicily and southern Italy up the Italian mainland toward Nazi Germany. It resulted in Italy surrendering in 1943 and Germany soon following in 1945. Italy and Germany surrendering caused them to loose the war and it also resulted in the end of the holocaust, -
Austria 3
The day of the defeat of Germany by the allied forces of World War 2. As a result, Austria is divided into American, French, British, and Soviet Zones. -
Italy 1
Italy abolishes the Monarch they previously had and establishes a republic. It results in more power and voice for the people of Italy. It aslo resulted in them becoming a stronger country because now the people had a voice in decisions and laws for the country. -
Slovenia 6
21 countries sign the Paris peace conference with Italy. It was called The Treaty of Peace with Italy. This is big because it brought down tention between Italy and Yugoslavia. -
Italy 4
A man found frozen high in the Alps turns out to be a Neolithic hunter from about 5000 years ago. Resulted in scientists better understanding the way they lived back then and what they went through. They performed cat scans to see what was going on inside his body, they saw the clothes and shoes he wore, the tools and equipment he carried and the genetic anlysis of the body. Helped scientists overall better understand the species 5000 years ago. -
Slovenia 3
Slovenia held a referendum in which over 88% of voters wanted independence. Independence was declared on 25 June 1991, and was followed by the ten-day war. This is huge because it means they can be free and have there own government. -
Austria 4
Austria becomes a part of the European Union and because of that, the EU enlarged and got more ideas and opinions. -
Slovenia 4
Slovenia signs with the EU. This is a big impact because by signing it means they are in a partnership with other EU countries. -
Austria 5
Austria adopted the Euro, and because of that, the economy grew. Recently, it's been a burden. -
Italy 3
The euro begins circulating as new official currency of Italy. Resulted in easier transactions for the countires of the European Union since they all now used the same currency and had a great start but since has resulted in debt problems and the European Union is currently trying to stabilize the Euro. -
Italy 2
An earthquake struck L’Aquila near the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy. The main shock occurred at 03:32 CEST and was rated 5.8 or 5.9 on the Richter scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale. It resulted in the death of 307 people and making about 65,000 homeless. Also on October 22, 2012, six scientists and one ex-government official were convicted of multiple manslaughter for downplaying the likelihood of a major earthquake six days before it took place. -
Slovenia 5
They become a member of the OECD. This is huge for world trade. It helps them have better trade with other nations.
