As late as April 1935 Mussolini stressed the need for cooperation with the West and containment of Germany via the Stresa Front, which fell apart i the face of the invasion if Ethiopea and the Anglo-German Naval Agreement. But suppose Italy remains firm with the Western Allies against Hitler and assuming a war still happens - how does the lead up to the war change? What does Italy look like during the war itself? What territories might it expand into after the conflict is over?
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