Monday/Tuesday - Italy between WWI and WWII - Didn't get much land. Mussolini stormed the gov't and took over. Italy wasn't prepared for WWII but wouldn't go back. Basic Facts - Lost 410,00 people. Spent just under a trillion dollars. Their goals were similar to Germany, wanted what they had years ago and world power. Mussolini gained power by storming the gov't and taking over. Victor Emanuel III - He was only king because it was in his family. He tried to run for monarchy but he lost. He died 1947. Home front - everyone at home worked and their were daily bombing's during the war. Propaganda - Anti British and Pro Germany. Battle Strategies - Fascism is strong nationalism in a country, usually led by communist. Help Germany but they mostly relied on Germany too much. Battles - Starting fighting only in Africa but eventually fought on western front and in Italy. Battled in Britain, Africa, France, Mediterranean, Atlantic, Eastern and Western Fronts. After Mussolini stepped down Italy switched sides. Impact - Economy got rekt. Gov't sucked. Italy fell apart.Stop build up of the navy. 9 power pact - open door policy free trade in China. Guaranteed China independence. We went through North Africa and took over. Then attacked Sci-silly into Italy and a little after they surrendered.
Possible Questions
What was the 9 power pact? Why was Italy mad about the Treaty of Versailles? What was the 5 power pact? What is fascism? What is the Axis powers. What are the 3 major Axis powers? How did we defeat Italy? Why did Italy lose?
Wednesday - Italy Test
Wednesday/Thursday - Gone
Friday - Germany
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