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Fascist states
- Federal State of AustriaIn the 1890s, Karl von Vogelsang and Vienna mayor Karl Lueger forged a conservative-clerical Christian Social Party that rejected liberal democracy.
- Vichy FranceOn the 10th of July 1940, a joint session of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies gathered in the quiet spa town of Vichy.
- Kingdom of RomaniaOn the 24th of January 1859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected prince of both Moldavia and Wallachia. This event united two distinct territories under a single…
- Slovak Republic (1939–1945)On the 14th of March 1939, the Slovak parliament convened in Bratislava to hear a report from Monsignor Jozef Tiso about his meeting with Adolf Hitler.
- Fascist ItalyOn the 24th of March 1929, a nationwide plebiscite confirmed the Fascist single-party list with 98.43% of voters approving the measure.
- Empire of JapanOn the 3rd of January 1868, Satsuma-Chōshū forces seized the imperial palace in Kyoto. The following day, a fifteen-year-old boy named Crown Prince Mutsuhito…
- Kingdom of GreeceIn 1832, the Treaty of Constantinople officially established the Kingdom of Greece as a successor to the First Hellenic Republic.
- Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)On the 1st of March 1920, Miklós Horthy took the oath as Regent of Hungary. He was the last commanding admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
- Kingdom of ItalyOn the 17th of March 1861, Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy in Turin. This event marked the birth of a new state from decades of…
- Nazi GermanyThe stock market crash of 1929 sent shockwaves through Germany that shattered the fragile Weimar Republic. Millions of Germans found themselves unemployed…
- Italian Social RepublicOn the 24th of July 1943, Dino Grandi presented a motion to the Grand Council of Fascism. The vote passed with twenty-one votes in favor and only seven…