Word: irredenta
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crown, personated by the head of the House of Savoy. It was natural that the Italian people , carried in their minds the tremendous growth of the nation which has taken place since the King came to the throne. Not only has the World War delivered the Italia Irredenta (portions of the nation in Austrian hands, comprising some 7,000 sq. mi.), but Italy has grown into an African power with some 600,000 sq. mi. of territory. How much the King had to do with this it would be impossible to say, but there is no doubt that the people...
...first place, D'Annunzio is neither by birth nor by race Italian. He is no more Italian than is Trotsky Russian. Yet, unfortunate as it is, he is able to lead a small but solid part of the Italian people in his ultra-imperialistic "irredenta" policy. On the other hand, in view of the support that the Italian people are giving to the high-handed policy of the Allies in the Near-East, this is not so extraordinary...