Italy joined WW2 because they wanted to create the Roman Empire again. Leading them to ally with Germany and Japan
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Italy was a member of the Axis which consisted of Germany and Japan as well was led by Benito Mussilini who was shot to death which led to Italy's surrender or capture.
The soft underbelly of the Axis Powers was Italy. The allies (US-led) launched the invasion of Scicily and Italy in order to knock it our of the war.
I think it was Mussolini. Don't just think - it WAS Benito Mussolini who led Italy into and throughout its disastrous participation in the war.
Italy was led by famous dictator Benito Mussolini, who led them to invade different countries like Ethiopia and Albania (they actually took over them too).
He led Italy as dictator during the war and was murdered at the end of the war.
The immediate cause was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. This caused the US to declare war on Japan, which led to Germany and Italy declaring war on the US.
Deplorable sanitation conditions in the trenches led to outbreaks of disease. Trench Foot was pandemic, and morale was low.
The coalition led by Churchill had to adapt to the end of a pacifist stance.
Their politics were so screwed up they wanted to steal ours.
Bunito Mussolini
It established the concept of multinational coalitions fighting a war. Its armistice also established the conditions that eventually led to WWII.