Author profile: Stephanie Hodgson

Hitler and Mussolini: A comparative analysis of the Rome-Berlin Axis 1936-1940

Stephanie Hodgson • Jul 29 2011 • Essays

This paper will argue that Germany and Italy had little in common but common enemies and more significantly the shared aim of both wanting to assert themselves as revisionist powers of the interwar period. Thus, their alliance was one of convenience in that both powers were aware that they needed an ally within Europe as a means of achieving their ambitious and aggressive foreign policies.

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