Il Piccolo. Trieste, 6 May 1936.
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This full-page spread in Trieste's fiercely Fascist daily celebrates the Italian conquest of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. This victory "opens the doors to work and Italian civilization," a phrase often used to describe Mussolini's colonial adventures.


ITALIAN LIFE UNDER FASCISM: Selections from the Fry Collection
Exhibition in the Department of Special Collections
Memorial Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison
July through September 1998