This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides the text of Mussolini's definition of fascism which he wrote for the Italian Encyclopedia.

Describes the alliances that were forming between countries in the lead-up to the outbreak of World War II, the negotiations between Hitler and Mussolini, and the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed by Germany and Russia.

Describes the invasion of Italy by the Allied forces.

Axum is the home to the world's tallest obelisks. Track the incredible story of an obelisk that was looted from Axum by Mussolini in 1937 and finally returned in 2005.

The history of the Holocaust in Italy is generally well known, but to date there has been little systematic analysis of its spatial dimensions. The objective of this case study is to examine the Holocaust in Italy from a geographical...

Describes the battles and military maneuvers of the Allies and the Germans in North Africa during World War II, resulting in the Germans' loss of North Africa.

Article on the causes of WW2 provides detailed facts and summary of events that started the war including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the rise of dictators in Germany and Italy.

Resource provides the definition of Fascism, Nazism, Communism, and Militarism together with comparisons and examples of the regimes and the dictators who assumed absolute power leading up to WW2.