How was Italy dependent on Nazi Germany?

Answer 1

Answer Italy invaded Abyssinia in 1935 and continued to fight in North Africa for several years. Mussolini had sent troops to fight in the Spanish Civil War. On his own initiative, he invaded Albania in April 1939. Mussolini hoped that his alliance with Germany would make his country stronger. He wanted Germany to provide needed raw materials to rebuild his army and make improvements within his country. The German and Italian ministers met in May 1939 and worked out an alliance that was agreed to by Hitler and Mussolini. Hitler promised Mussolini that he would not start a war for 3 years and would help Italy rebuild its army and infrastructure. Two weeks later, Germany invaded Poland and the war was begun. From that day on, the Italians needed Germany's assistance to fight in North Africa and the naval battles in the Mediterranean. By August 1943, the Allies had capture Sicily and the Italian people were tired of war. At a meeting of the Grand Council on 16 July, the Fascist leaders asked Mussolini to step down from power, which he did. However, Hitler still needed him and placed Mussolini as head of the Fascist government in northern Italy---however, Hitler was the one who ran the army that continued to resist the Allies for 2 more years. Custermen