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Italy entered in the Second World War in _______.
1. 10 June, 1940
2. 1 June, 1940
3. 1 September, 1939
4. 3 September, 1939

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : 10 June, 1940

Italy didn't enter the war until June 10, 1940, when Germany was already routing the Allied forces during the Battle of France. 

  • Italy joined the war as one of the Axis Powers in 1940, as the French Third Republic surrendered.
  • The plan was to concentrate Italian forces on a major offensive against the British Empire in Africa and the Middle East.
  • It is known as the "parallel war", while expecting the collapse of British forces in the European theatre.

  • Italy’s lack of raw materials had made Mussolini wary of waging all-out war previously.
  • Britain and France were also wooing him with promises of territorial concessions in Africa in exchange for neutrality.
  • But the thought of its Axis partner single-handedly conquering the Continent was too much for his ego to bear.
  • While Germany had urged Italy’s participation in September 1939, at this late date such intervention would probably prove more of a hindrance than a help.
  • For example, despite Italy’s declaration of war on the 10th, it wasn’t until the 20th that Italian troops were mobilized in France, in the southwest-and easily held at bay by French forces. 

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