The dawn of fascism in the early 1920s heralded a change of strategy for Italy, as the north-eastern sultanates were soon to be forced within the boundaries of La Grande Somalia according to the plan of Fascist Italy.
Fascismens gennembrud i begyndelsen af 1920'erne indvarslede en ændring af Italiens udenrigspolitik, idet de nordøstlige sultanater snart blev tvunget ind i La Grande Somalia i henhold til det fascistiske Italiens planer.