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Germany provided a form of reassurance and protection for Italy. Since Italy had nothing economically, they were in danger of getting into

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An alliance with the western powers be more beneficial because Britain and France would support Italy against Germany. Additionally, they have a traditional alliance with Britian and France going back to World War 1. This would help them because they would be sided with the US which was very powerful.

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The two countries siding together did benefit Italy because of the power Germany possessed. They were one of the biggest threats in Europe, giving Italy an intimidating factor.

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Hitler supported Italy through the Abyssinian Crisis when they refused to enact economic sanctions. Additionally, with Hitler's Anschluss with Austria, Italy and Germany now shared a boarder, and an official partnership would erase the fear of being conquered by the Germans

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Did siding with Germany ultimately benefit Italy

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Did siding with Germany ultimately benefit Italy

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France and Great Britain were both stronger countries. They had stronger economies and stronger armies, but Mussolini was stubborn. He would not listen to somebody that would disagree with him.

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Italy had the upper hand because they were using the threat of joining Hitler to force the French and British to appease Italy. One of the reasons that the League of Nations did not use military force in the Abyssinian Crisis was because they did not want to anger Mussolini. If Mussolini sided with Germany, this would not only add support to Hitler's regime, but it would also be unfavorable for France because they would now share two boarders with belligerent nations.

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Britain and France could still have used more force in stopping Italy from invading Abyssinia which pushed him closer to Hitler. If Britain had not only imposed economic sanctions, but closed the Suez Canal to Italian trade, this would have shut down the Italian economy due to a lack of access to raw materials. This coupled with the Great Depression would force Mussolini to concede to the western nations.

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Did Britain and France have the power to influence Mussolini after 1936?

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Did Britain and France have the power to influence Mussolini after 1936?

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Why did Hitler remind Mussolini of himself?

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Both were dictators that wanted to rule Europe

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Between the Great Depression and economic sanctions from the League, Italy was in a desperate economic state. Germany had previously been supporting Italy through their wars and they did not impose sanctions for the Abyssinian Crisis.

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Although at times Mussolini feared Hitler, they shared the fascist ideology and desire for war to build an empire.

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Britain and France's relationship with Italy deteriorated after  the League imposed economic sanctions on Italy for their invasion of Abyssinia which only served to irritate Italy.

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Mussolini saw parts of himself in Hitler

Mussolini being a fascist leader and wanting power was very forceful and wanted to gain more and more land. Just as Hitler was they both wanted to gain power and wanted to grow there empire.

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Factors that  led Mussolini to ally with Hitler

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Factors that  led Mussolini to ally with Hitler