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The Rise of Italian Fascism and Its Influence on Europe
A 1940 map describing Italy’s plan to rebuild the Roman empire, taken from the newspaper The San Francisco Examiner.

A 1940 map describing Italy’s plan to rebuild the Roman empire, taken from the newspaper The San Francisco Examiner.

This map from the June 2, 1940 edition of The San Francisco Examiner includes a discussion of “what Italy wants” as well as graphics indicating important trade routes surrounding the Italian peninsula and territories held by Italy. Italy entered World War II on June 2, 1940 by declaring war on Britain and France; this contributed to the strength of the Axis forces in the Atlantic theater of World War II.

Citation Information
Burke, Howard, “Italy hopes war will bring new Roman Empire,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/3e4e1ab69e26e7a5c1afa298dcdbb306.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of David Rumsey.

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Item 8 of 12 in the Primary Source Set The Rise of Italian Fascism and Its Influence on Europe

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A drawing of a fasces by Giuseppe Barberi (1746–1809) of Italy.
An excerpt from Giuseppe Prezzolini’s book Fascism.
The book jacket of The Official Life of Benito Mussolini (1939) by Giorgio Pini.
A photograph of Hitler Youth (“boy Nazis”) marching in 1932.
A photograph of Italian and German youth marching together.
A 1942 political cartoon by Theodor Seuss Geisel entitled “Jitters a la Duce.”
An excerpt from a book discussing Francisco Franco, the fascist leader of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975.
A 1940 map describing Italy’s plan to rebuild the Roman empire, taken from the newspaper The San Francisco Examiner.
A Spanish poster showing opposition to fascism under Franco’s regime.
A 1939 political cartoon suggesting that the United States Congress feels pressured to respond to fascist aggression.
A swastika flag, adopted by the Nazi party in Germany in 1920.
A news bulletin from the American Nationalist Confederation explaining the meaning of the swastika to its membership.

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