History A-Level
Division of Italy after 1943
What Division of Italy after 1943 means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Division of Italy after 1943
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After the Allied invasion of the mainland in September 1943, the country split between an Allied-controlled south and a German-occupied north.
Topics that use Division of Italy after 1943
- Challenges to, and the fall of, the fascist state, c1935–46 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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