1. Mussolini's Fateful Alliance With Germany
... so guilty about abandoning his ally. At Mussolini's insistence, the pact was not merely defensive, but offensive as well. More importantly, in Mussolini's eyes, Italy could now attack Turkey, Switzerland, Romania, Greece, and could even occupy the Balkans, all with the Germans backing them up. With these prospective lands to overtake, Mussolini wished to postpone the war for as long as ... ...
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