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fatal friendship
italy+germany's alliance under mussolini
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was italian foreign policy RE hitler initially | anti-hitler |
| why does italy begin trading with germany in 1935 | economic sanctions from the LoN prevent them from trading elsewhere due to invasion of abyssinia |
| what do italy and germany agree to become in 1936 | the axis |
| what do italy and germany do as the axis | cooperate on foreign policy |
| example of italy and germany cooperating on foreign policy as the axis | spanish civil war |
| what pact do italy and germany sign in 1937 | anti comintern pact |
| anti-comintern pact 1937 | fight communism in europe |
| who was the senior partner in the axis agreement before 1938 | italy |
| what does germany do in 1938 | anschluss |
| anschluss | germany takes control of austria |
| what italian aim does anschluss violate | maintain austrian independence |
| did italy consent to anschluss | yes |
| why did italy have to consent to anschluss | couldn't fight back as army was in spain for spanish civil war |
| munich agreement 1938 | italy chairs conference where czechoslovakia cedes german speaking land to germany |
| what is the 1938 munich agreement good for | italian propaganda |
| pact of steel 1939 | italy and germany agree to aid eachother in any wars they start |
| which axis member drew up the pact of steel 1939 | germany |
| was the pact of steel popular in italy | no |
| what happens in september 1939 | germany starts WW2 |
| what act of non-belligerence does italy commit in september 1939 | does not join WW2 on german side |
| what year does italy join WW2 | 1940 |
| why does italy join ww2 in 1940 | thinks ww2 is about to end |
| what made the fatal friendship a strategic failure | italy's position weakened by anschluss during WW2 as it keeps troops at austrian border incase italy invades |
| why was the fatal friendship an economic failure (3) | -spanish civil war increase italian national debt -makes germany one of italy's only trading partners -WW2 leads to inflation |
| why was the fatal friendship a propaganda failure (3) | -italy = weaker partner =anschluss = unpopular |
| why was the fatal friendship a political failure (2) | -alliance = not popular -joining WW2 = unpopular in fascist party |
| why was the fatal friendship a terminal failure | leads to downfall of fascist regime |
| how does the fatal friendship lead to downfall of italian fascist regime | ww2 --> allied invasion of italy 1943 --> collapse of fascism --> mussolini = overthrown |
| did france and britain agree to let germany annex areas of czechoslovakia at the munich conference 1928 | yes |
| why did france and britain allow germany annex areas of czechoslovakia at the munich conference 1928 | they were following policy of appeasement |
| what did germany do to czecslovakia in march 1939 | invade the rest of czecholsovakia |
| was italy informed that germany was going to invade the rest of czechoslovakia in march 1939 | no |
| what is the second term of the pact of steel | neither germany nor italy will sign an armistice in war without the others consent |