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Mussolini named himself dictator
was prime minister in 1922 before becoming dictator -
First official war treaty
Rome-Berlin Axis was signed -
The Pact of Steel
Provided the Axis alliance with military provisions -
Italy officially joined the axis powers
signed the Tripartite Pact -
Pietro Badoglio
took over prime minister after mussolinis fall in 1943, and was a good military leader -
Invasion of Sicily
allies invaded sicily and italy withdrew but germany stood strong -
Italy signed an Armistice with the Allied Powers
on September 29, 1943 Agreed to stop fighting after Italy’s surrender -
Italy declared war on Germany
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Mussolini shot and died
After germany surrendered he was shot and killed -
Casualties
around 457,000 died