USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

(A) Adolf Hitler

(B) ** Benito Mussolini

(C) Hideki Tojo

(D) Josef Stalin

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Benito Mussolini was an Italian political leader who became the fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to 1945.

Concept note-2: -Mussolini, however, delayed joining Hitler until Nazi troops were just about to defeat France in June 1940. Mussolini then decided to invade Greece. But his army was beaten badly and had to be rescued by German troops. In 1941, he sent 200, 000 of his soldiers to aid Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union.

Concept note-3: -Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) was the leader of Italy during World War II. He invented the term “fascism” to describe a system run by a dictator who did not allow different political opinions or opposition. The Nazis also believed in fascism.

Concept note-4: -Victor Emmanuel III ruled the Kingdom of Italy from July 29, 1900, to May 9, 1946.