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The short-lived but brutal Italian-Ethiopian War leads to an examination of Italian Fascism and Mussolini. Mussolini ruled with apparent effectiveness and was hailed by leaders of the anti-Communist world until his dreams of empire led him to invade Ethiopia. The incident was on of the chief episodes that paved the way for World War II.
The Spanish Civil War was a microcosm of the ideological conflict of the 20th century. When Spanish fascists under Franco rebel against the republican government, full-scale civil war erupts. Mussolini and Hitler send troops to Franco's aid. Soviet support of the loyalists lends credence to the fascist claim that it is communism they are fighting, and the American public is confused over issues of fascism and communism.
Hitler's assumption that England would not go to war to defend Poland triggers World War II. As the Nazis sweep over Europe and launch their air attack on Britain, American public opinion waiver between the desire to help Britain and the desire to maintain neutrality. The thirties end with America still unconvinced that its destiny is intertwined with the rest of the world.
Hitler Seizes the Rhineland
Mussolini goes to Germany
Hitler Seizes Austria
Britain's Chamberlain Visits Hitler
The Munich Pact
Hitler Takes Czechoslovakia
Europe Goes to War
The Maginot Line
The Allies Escape from Dunkirk
France Surrenders
