Italy’s entry into World War II
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Italy’s entry into World War II was Benito Mussolini’s decision in June 1940 to join the conflict on the side of Nazi Germany in hopes of territorial expansion and great-power status.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italy’s entry into World War II canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical event ⓘ |
| ally | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Italy’s declaration of war in June 1940 ⓘ |
| announcedIn | Mussolini’s speech from Palazzo Venezia balcony ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1940-06-10 ⓘ |
| declaredAgainst |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| declaredBy | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| domesticContext |
Mussolini’s desire to maintain regime prestige
ⓘ
propaganda emphasizing Italy’s imperial destiny ⓘ |
| followedBy |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian campaigns in North Africa
Italian invasion of France ⓘ
surface form:
Italian invasion of France (June 1940)
Italian involvement in the Greco-Italian War ⓘ Italian participation in the Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtTime |
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
King Victor Emmanuel III
|
| historicalAssessment | widely regarded as a strategic miscalculation by Mussolini ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | Italian Fascism ⓘ |
| internationalContext |
German victories in Western Europe
ⓘ
collapse of France in 1940 ⓘ |
| leaderResponsible | Benito Mussolini ⓘ |
| legalForm | declaration of war ⓘ |
| locationContext | Rome ⓘ |
| month | June ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Mussolini’s fear of diplomatic isolation
ⓘ
aspiration to great-power status ⓘ desire to revise post–World War I settlement ⓘ expectation of quick German victory ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
ⓘ
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Fascist regime ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Italian non-belligerence from 1939 to mid-1940
ⓘ
Pact of Steel ⓘ
surface form:
Pact of Steel between Italy and Germany
|
| relatedEvent |
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Italian expeditionary force in Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Civil War Italian intervention
|
| relatedTreaty |
Pact of Steel
ⓘ
surface form:
Pact of Steel (1939)
|
| resultedIn |
Italian military commitments in Europe and Africa
ⓘ
Italy becoming a belligerent in World War II ⓘ eventual military setbacks for Italy ⓘ increased dependence on Germany ⓘ opening of new fronts for the Allies ⓘ |
| side |
Axis powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis Powers
|
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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