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When did Italy invade Albania? |
1939 |
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Why did Italy invade Albania? |
-Albania has been encouraging investment from other countries to become less dependent on Italy -compensation for letting Germany take Austria -Assist the Italian economy -demonstrates M ability as leader |
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When was the Pact Of Steel signed between Italy and Germany ? |
May 1939 |
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What did article 3 of the Pact of steel do? |
Commit Italy to support Germany in war |
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By what year did Ciano day Italy would be ready for war? |
1943 |
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Why was neutrality problematic for Italy? |
-too reminiscent of Liberals -fascism was meant to be militaristic |
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When did Italy present Germany with a list of supplies needed for war? |
August 1939 |
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What did this list of supplies include? |
170 million tonnes of goods including coal, Steel, and ammunition |
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When did Germany release Italy from the Pact of steel? |
27th of August 1939 |
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What term did Mussolini insist on using instead of neutrality ? |
Non belligerence |
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Why did Italy enter the war on the 10th June 1940? |
-how would italy be treated if Germany won -hopes to sit at the victory table without major losses |
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When did Frace request and armistice? |
17th June 1940 |
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When and why did Italy invade the French alps? |
20th June 1940 so that they could push claims |
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Problems with Italian invasion of France June 1940? |
Lacked equipment, clothing and bombs M inisited on using tanks = unsuitable for terrain |
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Problems with Italian invasion of France June 1940? |
Lacked equipment, clothing and bombs M inisited on using tanks = unsuitable for terrain |
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How many Italians died of frostbite in the invasion of the alps? |
631 |
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Problems with Italian invasion of France June 1940? |
Lacked equipment, clothing and bombs M inisited on using tanks = unsuitable for terrain |
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How many Italians died of frostbite in the invasion of the alps? |
631 |
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How many unimportant villages did Italy capture in France? |
13 |
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When did Italian forces on Libya attack British? |
October 1940 |
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What was the early Italian success in N.Africa? |
Pushed into Egypt ( however this was British tactic) |
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In the first weeks of 1941, how many Italians were defeated by the British force of 30,000? |
250,000 |
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In the first weeks of 1941, how many Italians were defeated by the British force of 30,000? |
250,000 |
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What signalled the end of the parallel war? |
British forces were halted in Libya by German forces under Rommel |
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In the first weeks of 1941, how many Italians were defeated by the British force of 30,000? |
250,000 |
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What signalled the end of the parallel war? |
British forces were halted in Libya by German forces under Rommel |
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When did the axis surrender in N.Africa? |
May 1943 |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Why did Italy invade Greece? |
Opportunity to assert dominance over Hitler who occupied Romanian oil fields |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Why did Italy invade Greece? |
Opportunity to assert dominance over Hitler who occupied Romanian oil fields |
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How many troops did M assume Greece had? |
30,000 |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Why did Italy invade Greece? |
Opportunity to assert dominance over Hitler who occupied Romanian oil fields |
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How many troops did M assume Greece had? |
30,000 |
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How many troops did M attack Greece with? |
60,000 |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Why did Italy invade Greece? |
Opportunity to assert dominance over Hitler who occupied Romanian oil fields |
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How many troops did M assume Greece had? |
30,000 |
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How many troops did M attack Greece with? |
60,000 |
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How many troops did Greece actually have? |
300,000 |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Why did Italy invade Greece? |
Opportunity to assert dominance over Hitler who occupied Romanian oil fields |
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How many troops did M assume Greece had? |
30,000 |
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How many troops did M attack Greece with? |
60,000 |
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How many troops did Greece actually have? |
300,000 |
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Why was the 28th Oct 1940 a poor choice of date to attack Greece? |
Wet and cold |
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Failures in the Mediterranean? |
-no strategic attack on the British base in Malta -navy crippled by British air attack in nov 1940 |
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When did Italy bomb its own ships? |
1940 |
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When did Italy launch an attack on Greece? |
28th October 1940 = 18th anniversary of March on Rome |
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Why did Italy invade Greece? |
Opportunity to assert dominance over Hitler who occupied Romanian oil fields |
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How many troops did M assume Greece had? |
30,000 |
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How many troops did M attack Greece with? |
60,000 |
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How many troops did Greece actually have? |
300,000 |
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Why was the 28th Oct 1940 a poor choice of date to attack Greece? |
Wet and cold |
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How many Italians died in the attack on Greece? |
32,000 |
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What did the Greece counter attack achieve? |
Took half of Albania |
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By 1941, what had italy lost in N.Africa? |
Eritrea, Somalia, Abyssinia |
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What roles did M have in regards to the military? |
Minister of: War Navy Airforce Supreme commander of Italian forces |
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What roles did M have in regards to the military? |
Minister of: War Navy Airforce Supreme commander of Italian forces |
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What was M actually preoccupied with? |
German lessons and his mistress Clara Petacci |
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How much equipment did Italy actually have? |
Enough for 35/75 divisions |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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In 1942 how many aircrafts could Italy produce in comparison to ISA? |
USA could produce more aircrafts in 1 week than Italy in 1 year |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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In 1942 how many aircrafts could Italy produce in comparison to ISA? |
USA could produce more aircrafts in 1 week than Italy in 1 year |
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Food rations |
1,000 calories a day |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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In 1942 how many aircrafts could Italy produce in comparison to ISA? |
USA could produce more aircrafts in 1 week than Italy in 1 year |
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Food rations |
1,000 calories a day |
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When were the first strikes in 18 years ? |
1943 as a result of economic turmoil, rationing and shortages |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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In 1942 how many aircrafts could Italy produce in comparison to ISA? |
USA could produce more aircrafts in 1 week than Italy in 1 year |
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Food rations |
1,000 calories a day |
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When were the first strikes in 18 years ? |
1943 as a result of economic turmoil, rationing and shortages |
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How many workers went on strike in Turin 1943? |
100,000 |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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In 1942 how many aircrafts could Italy produce in comparison to ISA? |
USA could produce more aircrafts in 1 week than Italy in 1 year |
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Food rations |
1,000 calories a day |
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When were the first strikes in 18 years ? |
1943 as a result of economic turmoil, rationing and shortages |
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How many workers went on strike in Turin 1943? |
100,000 |
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What illegal communist newspaper resurfaced in 1942? |
L’Unita |
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Examples of outdated military: |
-riffles dates back to ww1 -airforce not on par with British spitfires -lacked tanks |
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In 1942 how many aircrafts could Italy produce in comparison to ISA? |
USA could produce more aircrafts in 1 week than Italy in 1 year |
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Food rations |
1,000 calories a day |
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When were the first strikes in 18 years ? |
1943 as a result of economic turmoil, rationing and shortages |
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How many workers went on strike in Turin 1943? |
100,000 |
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What illegal communist newspaper resurfaced in 1942? |
L’Unita |
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When did the Christian Democrats form? |
1942= anti fascist church group |
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How many political arrests were there March - June 1943? |
1,400 |
