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Leonarda Cianciulli
"The Soap Maker of Corregio"
The Vulture Earthquake
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July 23, 1930 the Vulture Earthquake hit southern Italy.
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Magnitude= 6.5
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Over a thousnad poeople died
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More than 70,000 people lost their homes, including Leonarda Cianciulli.
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This earthquake triggered Leornada and her husband to move to Corregio.
World War II
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Between 1939 and 1945 the Second World War was in full swing.
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Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China
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Along with war comes economic stresses and limitations.
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June 10, 1940 Italy declared war on Great Britain and France.
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September 13, 1940 Italy launched a failed invasion on Egypt.
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Benito Mussolini was in power at the time of WWII. He was a facist prime minister who had imperialistic goals.
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