Italy

. Italy’s feelings of resentment led to the dictator Benito Mussolini.
.. Mussolini seduced Italians by commiserating with the plight of veterans, promising to overcome the economic hardship caused by the depression.
.. Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia, when added to Libya, created an overseas empire. This angered other countries.
... Broken Peace
... Mussolini sent army of 250,000 men armed to conquer the Ethiopians who were entirely unprepared for assault.
... Despite glory, Italy’s victory was never really that bright.
. Intervened in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) on the side of the victorious fascist General Francisco Franco whose militarists overthrew the republican government.
. Throughout the interwar years Italy played a diplomatic game that kept European nations guessing as to its future intentions, but by 1940 it was firmly on the side of the Axis