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| Italian Flag (1948-Present Day) |
Italy entered WWII on June 10,1940.World WarII started on September 1,1939. It ended September 2,1945 after the U.S. bombed Hiroshima, Japan.After World War II there were many casualties.In Italy there were 410,000 total deaths,330,000 military deaths,and 80,000 civilian deaths.Italy was apart of the Axis powers,along with Japan and Germany.The Axis powers were fighting against the Allied powers. The Allied powers included the U.S.,France and Britain.
Italian Politics after WWII
During WWII, one of Italy's biggest parties was the Fascist party. The leader of the Fascist party was Benito Mussolini. After World War II,in 1946, Italy created three political parties.These three parties were the Christian Democrats,Italian Socialist,and Italian Communist.The Italian Communist and the Christian Democrats were in competition for forty years. After World War II,some Italian business workers began to form trade unions.In northern and central Italy the Italian Communist party dominated these trade unions.When the Cold War started the socialist could not compete with the communist and the democrats. This caused the socialist to have to split up. Most of the socialist,being liberal,chose to join the communist.
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| The three regions of Italy |
After surrendering to the Allied powers,Italy had to pay reparations to Yugoslavia,Greece,the Soviet Union,and Ethiopia. Italy had to stop all of its armed forces from attacking the Allied powers immediately.They had to try their best not to come in contact with the Germans.The Allied powers forced Italy to return all prisoners that were captured to the Commander and Chief.These are some of the consequences that Italy had to face after World WarII.
