AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mussolini established a Fascist Party.
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A totalitarian government was established.
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Italy attacked Ethiopia.
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The League of Nations issued sanctions which controlled Italy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The League of Nations ruled against Italy and voted for economic sanctions, but they were never fully applied. Italy ignored the sanctions, quit the League, made special deals with the United Kingdom and France and ultimately annexed and occupied Abyssinia after it had won the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Italy became a war zone. For 18 months the Allies fought the Germans up the peninsula, wreaking untold devastation throughout the land. The Allies took Naples in October 1943 but reached Rome only in June 1944, Florence in August, and the northern cities in April 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Italian military was weakened by military conquests in Ethiopia, Spain and Albania before World War II. Their equipment, weapons and leadership were inadequate which caused their numerous defeats.
Detailed explanation-4: -One of the stumbling blocks was support for the decision from other countries to support the measures. Major powers like France and Britain were reluctant to enforce sanctions. One major decision was the closure of the Suez Canal to Italian shipping.