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Background: Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.
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June 8th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
So far everything has worked to plan which means that Monday evening we are sat on a ferry from Ancona to Greece. Looking back we have been amazingly lucky with the weather, we missed the storms in N ... 2 photos [full story]
So far everything has worked to plan which means that Monday evening we are sat on a ferry from Ancona to Greece. Looking back we have been amazingly lucky with the weather, we missed the storms in N ... 2 photos [full story]
May 21st 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
ooooh, the bunks on the boat weren't half bad. johnny says he slept like a rock, i wasn't so fortunate, but not bad. i got up probably about 7:30 and wandered around the ship a bit barefoot, i thou ... [full story]
ooooh, the bunks on the boat weren't half bad. johnny says he slept like a rock, i wasn't so fortunate, but not bad. i got up probably about 7:30 and wandered around the ship a bit barefoot, i thou ... [full story]
May 25th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
ok so i can only upload 21 pics at a time. so here are some more. ... 10 photos [full story]
ok so i can only upload 21 pics at a time. so here are some more. ... 10 photos [full story]
May 25th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
Ok I finally got my computer hooked up to internet so I can upload some pics of my nice camera. Enjoy! ... 21 photos [full story]
Ok I finally got my computer hooked up to internet so I can upload some pics of my nice camera. Enjoy! ... 21 photos [full story]
May 20th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
finally some pictures of the baptism feast! I only had time to upload some of them. You can click on a photo and it will open in a new window. Then, you can click through the slideshow on the top of t ... 7 photos [full story]
finally some pictures of the baptism feast! I only had time to upload some of them. You can click on a photo and it will open in a new window. Then, you can click through the slideshow on the top of t ... 7 photos [full story]
May 16th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
Sorry for the lack of updates. Our internet is down at the moment, I am at an internet cafe today. Hopefully I will be writing you from Florence very soon...... Michelle ... [full story]
Sorry for the lack of updates. Our internet is down at the moment, I am at an internet cafe today. Hopefully I will be writing you from Florence very soon...... Michelle ... [full story]
May 13th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
Not much to report today....Not as hot as it has been today which is nice. I went with Velia to run some errands and we stopped and got "ice cream" in a little village. It was just as good as I expect ... [full story]
Not much to report today....Not as hot as it has been today which is nice. I went with Velia to run some errands and we stopped and got "ice cream" in a little village. It was just as good as I expect ... [full story]
May 12th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
Another beautiful day in the Marche (pron mar-KAY) region of Italy. I got fried by the sun. Oops! Didnt do much today. Velia makes a lot of homemade marmalades and jams so I had them on croissants to ... [full story]
Another beautiful day in the Marche (pron mar-KAY) region of Italy. I got fried by the sun. Oops! Didnt do much today. Velia makes a lot of homemade marmalades and jams so I had them on croissants to ... [full story]
May 11th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
I forgot to mention that Vilia got the girl being baptised a diamond. just a plain .25k diamond so she can get it made into a ring/necklace/etc when she is older. crazy. and umberto, my host father, g ... [full story]
I forgot to mention that Vilia got the girl being baptised a diamond. just a plain .25k diamond so she can get it made into a ring/necklace/etc when she is older. crazy. and umberto, my host father, g ... [full story]
May 11th 2009 Europe » Italy » Marche » Ancona
Funny thing.....My host mother is a democrat and she is actually the democratic canidadate for mayor for her village of about 2000 people. Everytime she introduces someone to me she says that I am her ... [full story]
Funny thing.....My host mother is a democrat and she is actually the democratic canidadate for mayor for her village of about 2000 people. Everytime she introduces someone to me she says that I am her ... [full story]
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