Italy as a colonial power?

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1. In 1912, as a result of a war between Italy and Turkey, a group of Mediterranean islands became an Italian possession: The Cyclades The Ionian Islands The Sporades The Dodecanese

2. Because of its proximity to southern Italy, Tripolitania (a region of contemporary Libya annexed in 1911) was soon nicknamed: A place in the sun The Fourth Shore The Southern Coast Nuova Italia

3. As a consequence of the Tirana Talks of 1920, a small island off the Albanian coast became an Italian possession: Sazan (Saseno) Kerkira (Corfu) Pelagruza (Pelagosa) Pianosa

4. Italy's colonial history started in 1869, through a specific act: The battle for Tripoli The purchase of Assab, Eritrea The occupation of Tirana The Dogali slaughter

5. An easy one: Canton Ticino, an Italian speaking region of Southern Switzerland, has been an Italian possession. True or false? Answer: ((one word, true or false))

6. In 1902 Italy was granted a 450,000 sq meter concession in China populated, among others, by 150 Italians. Such concession was in: Canton Tianjin Shanghai Qingdao

7. Which of the following countries has not been an Italian colony? Djibouti Somalia Ethiopia Eritrea

8. Albania was annexed to Italy in: 1935 1911 1939 1921

9. When Ethiopia was annexed to Italy, in 1936, Italian king Vittorio Emanuele also became? Emperor of Ethiopia Duke of Addis Ababa King of Eastern Africa Protector of Italian Africa

10. What Dalmatian city became Italian in 1920? Zadar (Zara) Dubrovnik (Ragusa) Split (Spalato) Sibenik (Sebenico)