1. Mussolini's Fateful Alliance With Germany
Benito Mussolini was a dictator and the leader of the Italian Fascist movement. ... Galleazo Ciano, foreign minister to Italy, and Mussolini's son-in-law, argued that Italy should hesitate until the end of the Spanish Civil War; there was no need to start another war now. ... Mussolini, however, felt differently about Italy's role in the Spanish Civil War. ... Mussolini delayed the Grand Council's final decision to leave until the League formally placed economic sanctions on Italy as a result of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia. ... In February of 1938, Mussolini was still quit...
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