Italy Annexes Libya
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, Ottoman Empire
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History, African History
- Geographical Location: Italy, Libya
- Date: 1911-1912
Article abstract: Italy annexes Libya in a belated assertion of colonial power status, but its seizure of the old Ottoman dependencies results in a failed imperialist experiment.
Summary of Event
Italy’s annexation of the Ottoman dependency of Libya, comprising Tripolitania and Cyrenaica in North Africa, in the war of 1911-1912 represented the fulfillment of some thirty years of Italian imperial aspirations in Africa. In keeping with the traditions of those imperialist years, by 1902 Italy had secured the concurrence of Germany and Austria-Hungary, its...
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