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Autarky and militarism

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The drive for autarky and the immense costs of military expansion in Abyssinia and the Spanish Civil War severely drained the economy, leaving Italy unprepared for the Second World War.

AQA · 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – Fascist society, 1926–1940 (A-level only) (study guide)

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2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – Fascist society, 1926–1940 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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