How Italy and Germany Became Allies before World War II

[@HistoryHustle]

Why Italy joined Barbarossa: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4iypnmIjpiDY6s Why Hungary joined Barbarossa: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqfYfoRshLtneKM Why Romania joined Barbarossa: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoKcdIeEnr13ba8

[@marcoskehl]

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[@denniswilson4468]

Where can I get a map like you have in the background? Love your videos

[@HistoryHustle]

@@denniswilson4468 these are school maps. Got them from my school.

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

people often take for granted that Italy would had formed an alliance with Germany, while things are always more complicated very interesting video Stefan as always, cheers 👍👍👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@kawythowy867]

Love this guys channel. Wish he was my history teacher. I may have payed attention. Haha. 😂

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@sherirobinson6867]

He makes history fun... passion is contagious! I've said the same... wish he had been my teacher also. I had a teacher in the 7th grade who would come into class dressed up in revolutionary War characters, and she made history fun. I gained my appetite from history from her.

[@HistoryHustle]

@@sherirobinson6867 👍👍👍

[@robertm.8653]

Loved the video man! It is very interesting to see how in a few decades the foreign policy of Italy changed drastically from favoring the Allies to favoring Germany due to Mussolini. Have a great weekend 😁

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope you had a good one as well. Cheers!

[@14Misantrop88]

He only turned to Germany on late 1936.

[@paulceglinski3087]

Ahhh, now I got it. The uniform was Italian. Stefan, you are brilliant. Love your channel. You remind me of a Prof I had, the only other guy who made history come alive. Thanks, and Cheers.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Paul!

[@BHuang92]

The irony is that Mussolini's fears all came true in regards to Italy's position with Germany.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed although the Germans never did claim South Tyrol.

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

@@HistoryHustle the allies almost gave it back to Austria after the war but they didn’t want to give Italian communists any grievances that they could use to recruit with And both Italy and west Germany had issues with communist terrorists

[@HistoryHustle]

@@jonathanwilliams1065 that I Didn't know!

[@DRFelGood]

Thank you for sharing Stefan, your knowledge is deeply appreciated. Have an excellent weekend friend and stay safe 🍺🍺🍺 Cheers 🍻

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Jesse!!

[@jean-francoisrousseau1108]

Grazie mille!

[@HistoryHustle]

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Interesting analysis of an alliance that was not natural to begin with. Thanks Stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, thanks.

[@jackavery7179]

awesome uniform. amazing content Professor Stefan

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Quite often we eat a dish from the country of your class, teach. Today it's pizza and spaghetti :-) Enjoyed the vid again 👍 Greets 🌷, T.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@icecoffee1361]

Can’t beat watching history hustle as you clean the dishes 👍🏻how many uniforms do you have Stefan ?

[@HistoryHustle]

Great. Think a number of 6.

[@paulineh7600]

Liking these videos!!! History is needed, we have to learn from the past, good or bad . Thanks again!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@paulineh7600]

@@HistoryHustlesharing!

[@johnevans9751]

Sir, your narration is compelling.

[@gibraltersteamboatco888]

@@jonnyhawt8973 That's the excuse all of Germany uses for WWII

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@TonySlug]

Goeie video weer Stefan ! De reden waarom Oostenrijk na de Habsburge dubbelmonarchie een onafhankelijke natie werd, gaat eigenlijk helemaal terug naar de Tweede Pruisisch-Deense oorlog, een uiterst complex conflict, maar het ging min of meer over Sleeswijk-Holstein in 1864. De Denen kregen ongelofelijk op hun bek (om meerdere, ook interessante redenen) en moesten een derde van hun territorium afstaan. Pruisen en Oostenrijk waren in dit conflict weliswaar bondgenoten maar ook rivalen van elkaar. Kregen het een paar jaar later ook met elkaar aan de stok, en weer won Pruisen, dankzij militaire superioriteit en technologie. Pruisen was verreweg de meest dominante Duitse staat, en dat leidde ertoe, dat Oostenrijk bij de eenwording van Duitsland buiten de boot viel (Ook onder druk van Frankrijk en UK). Dit tot groot ongenoegen van de latere Fuhrer A.H. Vanuit het perspectief van de nazis was de Anschluss niet zozeer een invasie, of een daad van agressie, maar gewoon het rechtzetten van wat zij beschouwden als een historische fout. "Gross Deutschland" betekende gewoon Duitsland + Oostenrijk. Die Anschluss zag men als een rechtvaardige en terechte overwinning, en die was heel belangrijk voor ze. Vandaar dat de SS-divisie die naam kreeg. Groetjes weer.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt voor je bericht!

[@davidraper5798]

A good introduction to an interesting subject.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@advikalok5557]

Hello, Stefan! Great video from you explaining this topic. I always took Italy allying with Germany in WW2 as granted as I thought that as Germany and Iraly both had Expansionist Ideas and both had France and Britain as their enemies. BTW I have a suggestion, Can you please explain the Reichkommisariats (Ostland and Ukraine) and what happened in those lands Very neat and underrated History channel!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. In case you're interested I covered what happened in the Baltics in WW2 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnjcYnaCi5eMp6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4GvmpuEpLqqhdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2HZkHWEnbFketk

[@gumdeo]

While Italy would have been safer in the Stresa Front, they wanted to continue to expand, which was going to bring them into conflict with France sooner or later. Thus alliance with Germany made some sense from that perspective.

[@Arcangel77able]

If, as it is, the crisis, with the Anglo-French, due to the Invasion of Ethiopia, was the foot of the hypotheses of conflict in the Mediterranean basin in the years prior to WWII. Start a new naval race between France and Italy: to the battle cruisers: French Stranbourgh and Dunkerque, Italy responded with the two "Vittorio Veneto" class: Vitorio Veneto and Littorio, responding the French with the huge Richeliu class battleships: Richelieu and Jean Bart .

[@Arcangel77able]

When the defense of its main colony LIBYA is revealed, Italy discovers that 20,000 h and internal police forces are insufficient to face the British in Egypt and the French in Tunisia, Algeria. Therefore, they reinforce it with 4 Infantry Divisions, tanks and planes. Likewise. They establish a contingency plan by which, in the face of a crisis, they would transfer another four Divisions from Italy. eL 01/09/39: the plan is launched, but it increases from 4 to 8 Divisions and they are seasoned with 4 more Divisions of "Neri Shirts": black shirts and the creation of the two "Libyan" divisions: Brigades reinforced motorized, with towed artillery, Italian officers and Libyan troops (natives) nominally, the garrisons and security forces, in the Colony, go from these + 4 Divisions to 18 Divisions and more tanks, artillery and planes: A quantity enormous number of troops and appoints No. 2 of the fascist regime as its chief, the popular "Italo Balbo" (too popular for the Duce's taste).

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights, Juan!

[@PanzerdivisionWiking]

Great video Stefan! Thanks for the clear and vivid way you presented the facts and situations that brought these unlikely allies together.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@GhostCountries]

Really good video! The Regency of Carnaro is actually also on our list of things we wanna cover! And from personal experience I can say that there are still Italians who think the peninsula should be Italian! But don't worry, not meant in an expansionist manner :D

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool!

[@surinfarmwest6645]

The secret reason why Hitler wanted Mussolini onside was he wanted the phone number of Mussolini's milliner as he had an impressive collection of hats! Not many people know this .....

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, The Mad(man)'s Hatter...; Eh...? (Sorry, I couldn't resist !). Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@HistoryHustle]

lol

[@mordok7987]

I do remember that at the end of ww2 france wanted to annex the val d'aoste but was stop by the usa who menaced them of cutting aid to them.

[@HistoryHustle]

Didn't know this!

[@stevenickolls8016]

TIK on KZbin goes into depth on fascism and national socialism, all is not as commonly believed on this subject so well worth watching.

[@julianshepherd2038]

"commonly beleived". No he has had to redefine what socialism is and ignore the fact that Hitler was not above lying. Still, it gave me a laugh.

[@HistoryHustle]

TIK's take on it is good.

[@in39484]

Eso es genial, de hecho, no sabía que Hitler creía en el concepto anticapitalista de "mercados que se encogen". Aunque hice un video del supuesto antisemitismo de Marx, patiné allí. (traductor de Google)

[@albertmarnell9976]

Stefan, the video was very good as usual.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for replying Albert!

[@Arcangel77able]

Hi Stefan, excellent topic. Being my mother tongue Spanish, the channels of the theme, in that language, have a very strong pro-German bias. Of every 10 Videos, 9 are from Germany and a German perspective, for example: this was convenient for Germany, this was not, such a battle was won by Germany and such was lost.... because Germany lost it and many others. Ucronias (I hate them) I love the History of the period. That is why I value truthfulness and the necessary historical objectivity (both perspectives). Your channel and editorial is valuable. Please go ahead. Greetings Professor.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to read Juan. Many thanks!

[@Arcangel77able]

Yes, color NOTE, in one of these channels, an educated subscriber commented that he thought that the Allies had had better political leaders than the Axis, moreover, he committed the "Heresy" of writing that Otto Von Bismark had been a better Chancellor and German leader, that Kaiser Willheim II and A. Hitler... Several subscribers attacked him in Jauria, they wrote to him about everything, brainless (with "synapse problems") ignorant, they sent him to read History again, that, It made me wonder why? What is happening here? Between them. Being people who know about the NCS and the Holocaust... well... I prefer not to deal with them directly. Greetings.

[@tng2057]

Italy’s soft power post war had been pretty successful and Germany was conquered . Italian actors, Italian food, Italian holidays became so popular in Germany.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@antteraraphaelhoskinen504]

Fiume means river on italian and Rijeka means river in Croatian language

[@aleksandarmacat6998]

Rijeka je 🇷🇸😅🥃

[@antteraraphaelhoskinen504]

@@aleksandarmacat6998 🇭🇺

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool city. Went there last year.

[@aleksandarmacat6998]

@@antteraraphaelhoskinen504 Hogy vagy? 😅

[@antteraraphaelhoskinen504]

@@aleksandarmacat6998 xaxaxa

[@marcoschwarz3763]

The fascist position was initially one of contempt for Nazism. Famous was the speech "[About the German people] We can look with sovereign contempt on certain doctrines from beyond the Alps, of people who ignored the writing with which to hand down the records of their lives, at a time when Rome had Caesar, Virgil and Augustus." He was supposed to protect Austria but out of political cynicism he let them kill his friend Dollfuss.Slowly he became captivated by the reborn German power.

[@Arcangel77able]

Those words are from Mussolini, ? What year? Very, very interesting.

[@marcoschwarz3763]

@@Arcangel77able Mussolini's speech against Nazi Germany, Bari, September 6, 1934.

[@Arcangel77able]

@@marcoschwarz3763 I didn't know, excellent, thank you very much.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@cz1589]

Idee: Amerikaanse Lend & lease vergelijking WW2 en die van Lend & lease 2022. Even spieken bij Perun channel eventueel ;-) Een video van 29 minuten samenvatten in 6-8 minuten. Succes!

[@HistoryHustle]

Waarom zou ik iets moeten coveren wat een ander kanaal al uitstekend heeft gedaan? Sorry, mijn prioriteiten liggen elders.

[@marcoskehl]

Stunning outfit, Stefan. All these historical garments you wear on your videos do you have or do you borrow from somewhere? Obrigado! 🇧🇷

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@MMerlyn91]

A lot of people believe fascism and national socialism are basically the same and that these guys were bffs from the very beginning. They are not and they were not. Racial doctrines were at the very core of nazism while, even though Mussolini certainly had his own theories about "Mediterranean races" and the Slavs (he didn't like them but not in a Hitler kind of way), fascism didn't have any racial component. Even more, the Jews were actually quite well integrated in Italy and some of them even supported fascism. It's why the racial laws came as such a betrayal. As per their alliance, I think the Allies threw Italy in Hitler's arms waaay too easily. Sure, the intervention in Abyssinia was revanchist and brutal but Italy basically wanted the same thing England and France already had: an empire. Kinda hypocritical from them to go "oh no, this won't fly with us". Surely there was some maneuver space for a less isolated Italy internationally. Though, in the grand perspective, given that Italy was pretty useless in the war and even held the Germans back at times, maybe the Allies' strategy wasn't that bad lol.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights.

[@MasterWooten]

At about 7:35, the essential ideological difference between fascist Italy and Nazi Germany when it came to race and territorial expansion was that fascist Italy was a lot more like the German Kaiser Reich than it was like Nazi Germany, in fact fascist Italy was a kind of version of the Wilhelm II German era as opposed to Nazi Germany which was a gross departure from the Kaiser regime.

[@HistoryHustle]

I understand.

[@emperorshowa8842]

italian german friendship 🇮🇹❤️🇩🇪

[@HistoryHustle]

Ok👍

[@emperorshowa8842]

Thank you 🙏

[@Arcangel77able]

To be the "War that was going to end all wars", the 1 GM, its end and the treatment that the winners gave to the losers, I assure the beginning of the 2 GM. Not only in the German case or the decomposition of the Austo-Hungarian Empire, its mistreatment and Humiliation: also turning its back and forgetting the promises to the allies of the Entente: this is the case of Italy. Italy was an ally of Austria-Hungary and the Kaiser's Germany, but declared itself neutral and separated from them, joining the allied ENTENTE, entering the war in 1915 as one more member. Italy won WW1, but was left empty handed. This resented Italian nationalist circles and was one of the weighty arguments or banners for the "agitator" Benito Mussolini to form his Fascist movement, gain popularity and seize power in 1922.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed. Thanks for your insights, Juan!

[@mammuchan8923]

Smart uniform today 😎. In Afrikaans we have a saying “soort soek soort”. It makes sense that these 2 evil dictators would end up allied and admiring each other. Just the sort of bromance the world doesn’t need!

[@julianshepherd2038]

But they both hated evil dictator Stalin and imperialist Britain. Whereas Britain defended freedom first on the Tzars side then on Stalins and republican USA helped.

[@HistoryHustle]

Awesome to read Tanya. Ah yes, in the Netherlands we say: "soort zoekt soort".

[@mammuchan8923]

@@HistoryHustle yes I thought you might have a similar saying. I love Afrikaans, it often has the best sayings that can’t be improved upon by translation. Have an awesome weekend! I am sure you got out of that uniform as quickly as possible, looks really hiot😅

[@mammuchan8923]

@@julianshepherd2038 very true👍

[@jokodihaynes419]

pride goes before a fall Mussolini was so proud of his nation he signed the nation with Germany to their death being told by many people that Italy was not ready

[@HistoryHustle]

Italy for sure wasn't ready for a huge conflict as WW2.

[@bazzakeegan2243]

Fascinating topic Stefan..For me personally (as an armchair historian) Mussolini was a below average journalist, with delusions of grandeur, always trying to play catch up with Hitler....A big thumbs up Stefan....👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks.

[@szakachdekapolna4372]

It was never a sincere alliance, and the Italians often felt underestimated and as a second-rate player throughout the war. There were probably some sympathies in the 20's and 30's, but it all became clear when the war started, it was never planned as a partnership of equals. It is worth studying the Diary of Count Ciano in which he personally often complained about the subordinate attitude of Italy, and the arrogance in the German performance.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights.

[@theodorossarafis7370]

Great video as always. What i always wanted to know is how germany and ussr became allies since they were so far different and do not forget hitler from 1930s was chasing communists.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply, Theodoros!

[@frenchman.mp4874]

Where are you from may I ask?

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@frenchman.mp4874]

@@HistoryHustle Nice

[@nerozero8266]

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[@HistoryHustle]

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[@eleanorkett1129]

In all honesty, i could well understand Italy's frustration. However, the peoples of the Balkans could not be ignored. Europe was a mess and, I believe, Wilson should have least acknowledged the agreements which were made among the Entente powers. Too much arrogance on his part. Thanks for another detailed episode of European chaos after the tragic events of the Great War.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@thegametwins7553]

Holy damn, I really love the Italian uniform. Also a very good video, Although Italy was seen as a weak nation, they were actually very strong. But sadly or luckily, they didn't have any good generals (Except from Messe). Mussolini was loved but also Despised by his people, he was a good leader (looking at his Industry and Economics) but made wrong choises in world war 2 No I do not say that facism is good, but Italy grew quick in peace time

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reaction!

[@SnabbKassa]

I think it's underappreciated how much fear of communism there was across Europe after WWI, local versions of it, not just Soviet domination that would impose it, and not just among business owners and royalists. You could blame a lot of what happened under fascism on Karl Marx too, indirectly. If I am wrong, maybe you could do a video about that. Without the "bolshevism bogeyman", would Franco, Mussolini or Hitler have gotten so far?

[@HistoryHustle]

Think that is sure played a big role. Communism was big in Italy and Germany had several communist uprisings post WW1.

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

I have coffee in hand and ready for class professor! I have always found it interesting that Hitler supposedly greatly admired Mussolini and his black shirts fascists for many years leading up to becoming chancellor of Germany and modeled a lot of his regime after them which included his brown shirts (known as the SA) which were basically as many people know; an early version of the SS and Hitlers muscle during his struggle for power in Germany.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@jandroral]

Something that surprised me a lot was seeing a Chinese uniform from 1935... it looked like a German soldier. I investigated and that is how I learned that one of Chiang Kai-shek's sons fought in the V Spanish Civil War on the side of the Francoists, manning an armored car of the Condor Legion with which Hitler helped Franco and that in fact Chiang's China Kai-shek and Hitler's Germany were allies for a good part of the 1930s, could you tell us something?

[@CalebNorthNorman]

Wow. 👍 Didn't know about the sanctions. Russia says sanctions do not work. By this story the 2 unlikely allies Italy and Germany became partners because of energy. The political need to secure reliable energy to the people. Basically, Italy and Germany formed an alliance because of Western Sanctions against Italy over the invasion of Ethiopia which led to an energy shortage in Italy which was solved by Germany selling them loads of coal, circumventing the western sections and saving Mussolini's career from an uprising by the population.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks again for your reply.

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

Mussolini really liked the german totalitarian engineering efficiency. "Procedures!"

[@HistoryHustle]

Yet, Mussolini's totalitarianism wasn't successful.

[@albertmarnell9976]

Whenever I see pictures of Hitler and Mussolini, I get all emotional. They remind me of my parents and growing up in a prison with curtains.

[@HistoryHustle]

I understand.

[@albertmarnell9976]

@@HistoryHustle I don't understand. Most people should not have children. The male and the female cave into biological desires and put a sentient being in this disaster of a world and most of them are clueless about how to raise children. BTW Stefan, do they teach the young people in the Netherlands about Nieuw Amsterdam and how large the Dutch settlements were by 1661? Many of the names of present-day English designations still echo the original Dutch names such as Brooklyn-Breuckelen, Flushing-Vlissingen, Flatbush-Vlackebos, Flatlands-Amersfoort, Gravesend, Nieuw Utrecht, Hoboken, Bergen, Manhattan I. -Manhatans, Nut Island-Nooten I. For 5 years in my 20s, I lived across the street from the John Bowne House. Around 1661, it was the location of a Quaker meeting in 1662 that resulted in the arrest of its owner, John Bowne, by Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch Director-General of New Netherland. Have you done a video of Dutch life in Nieuw Amsterdam and the areas to the east on Long Island and to the west? It would be interesting to know what life would be like today if we stayed longer under Dutch rule. We would have better and more affordable cheese, more tulips, taller people who are not morbidly obese, more liberal sexual morals and McDonalds would be selling herring with sour cream on a bun with special sauce and Dutch fries (breaded Gouda). A few other things would be different too...LOL!!!

[@arrow1414]

He is taking a page from the American KZbinr Atun-Shei Films! Next we will see "Checkmate Rooseveltiets!" with Stefan arguing with himself!🤣🤣

[@HistoryHustle]

lol

[@arrow1414]

@@HistoryHustle Ah! You know about him Stefan! Great! I recommend everyone, American and non American alike, that if you want to know what the American Civil War was about I recommend Atun-Shei Films, especially the series "Checkmate Lincolnites!"

[@koraistr.]

At least Italy did not drive people to the gas chambers. Italians never could do that.

[@HistoryHustle]

The Italians in WWII were less cruel.

[@gibraltersteamboatco888]

Bellissima presentazione. Bz. Hitler admired Mussolini's hegemony from the time of his his march on Rome and tried to emulate him. Mussolini strove to be the "Model of masculinity" and was not a fan of Hitler at first.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. Actually that masculine aspect can also be seen in the uniform. The repro that I had had shoulder fillings.

[@gibraltersteamboatco888]

@@HistoryHustle :“Clothes make the man” dates back to the 1400s. People are judged based on what that they wear and are treated accordingly.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Thanks Sir Stefan for sharing this wonderful Video I think Fascism Ideology & Nazism Ideology are Two different Ideologies even they created Totalitarian Dictatorship Regimes in Italy & Germany after WW1 ..this Video Obviously labelled to Majority of important Reasons which created allies Relation Ship Between Rome & Berlin ..I think Expansion of Italy in North Africa & Ethiopian was Considered a Strategic Threats for British Dominant in Indian Ocean & Mediterranean Sea Besides Strategic Enmity between Germany & Britain had Foundation existence of This allies

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reaction!

[@sirdarklust]

I think the difference between Fascism and National Socialism was like two different doorbells - one goes buzzzzzzz and one goes ding dong. I think the latter is more like Mussolini... Take care.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@julianshepherd2038]

Fascism seems to be able to be reactionary, as in Spain or revolutionary as in Germany. Feudal, capitalist or nazi kleptocracy. Hard to define but I know what I don't like when I see it.

[@Danekim_]

My guy what are you wearing? LOL

[@HistoryHustle]

Lol

[@coreylevine3856]

Italy did got some Somali to fight with them in the war in 2020 Rome city council name a metro stationin honour of Giorgio Marincola in 1943 wish side and join the resistance

[@HistoryHustle]

Didn't know this.

[@in39484]

fascism and NS are not the same, one does not have the racial question or is anti-Semitic , to the Ethiopians could be part of the Italian nation , can be seen in the cancion Faccetta nera , as they invite them to be Italians and black shirts and abolished slavery (also partly to stay as the heroes)the antisemitism you can see in the interview that made the emil jew ludwig , now all this hard until 1938.

[@HistoryHustle]

Pretty much yes.

[@in39484]

@@HistoryHustle ""Anti-Semitism does not exist in Italy," Mussolini said. Italian Jews have always considered citizens and have fought valiantly as soldiers. hold positions important in universities, in the Army and in banks. Many of them are general like the military governor of Sardinia, General Modena, who is an artillery governor." file:///C:/Users/USUARIO/Desktop/fascismo%20italiano/Conversaciones_con_Mussolini_-_Emil_Ludwig_1.pdf 35/83

[@markames6030]

They were both socialist so there ideology was aligned.

[@HistoryHustle]

Sure had similarities.

[@bigsarge2085]

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[@HistoryHustle]

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