The Italo-Turkish War was fought when Italy, seeking colonies and prestige, invaded the Ottoman provinces of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica in what is now Libya. Italian forces quickly captured coastal towns, but a fierce resistance by Ottoman officers and local fighters kept them from controlling the interior. The conflict saw the first use of aircraft in war, including the dropping of bombs from airplanes. Italy also occupied the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean. The war ended with a treaty in which the Ottomans gave up Libya, and their evident weakness encouraged the Balkan states to attack them in the first Balkan War.
Before and after
- 24 July 1911Hiram Bingham reaches Machu Picchu
- 25 August 1911Birth of Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 19 September 1911Birth of William Golding
- 24 September 1911Birth of Konstantin Chernenko
- from 29 September 1911 to 18 October 1912Italo-Turkish War
- from 10 October 1911 to 12 February 1912Xinhai Revolution
- from 10 October 1911 to 1 December 1911Wuchang Uprising
- 3 November 1911Founding of Chevrolet
- 11 December 1911Birth of Naguib Mahfouz
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