In October 1936, Mussolini and his army attacked Ethiopia in hopes of adding it to the Italian empire. During the attack, Hitler was the only person, along with his Nazi party, to show support for Mussolini. This support developed ties between Mussolini and Hitler. After some time, Mussolini promised Hitler his complete allegiance. This alliance influenced Mussolini to adapt some of the same views that Hitler held on race (McKay, p. 846). In July of 1938, Mussolini’s government passed a series of laws published in “The Manifesto on Race.” This manifesto adopted the racial view that Jews were inferior. “Jews do not belong to the Italian Race. . . The Jews represent the only population that has never assimilated in Italy because it is racially non-European, completely different from the [racial] elements that created Italians.” The creation of the Manifesto was Mussolini’s idea of discriminating against the Jewish population in Italy (Manifesto, 97). Eventually, Mussolini started rounding up Jews, like Hitler, in efforts to remove them from Italy’s population (Lecture, Week
In October 1936, Mussolini and his army attacked Ethiopia in hopes of adding it to the Italian empire. During the attack, Hitler was the only person, along with his Nazi party, to show support for Mussolini. This support developed ties between Mussolini and Hitler. After some time, Mussolini promised Hitler his complete allegiance. This alliance influenced Mussolini to adapt some of the same views that Hitler held on race (McKay, p. 846). In July of 1938, Mussolini’s government passed a series of laws published in “The Manifesto on Race.” This manifesto adopted the racial view that Jews were inferior. “Jews do not belong to the Italian Race. . . The Jews represent the only population that has never assimilated in Italy because it is racially non-European, completely different from the [racial] elements that created Italians.” The creation of the Manifesto was Mussolini’s idea of discriminating against the Jewish population in Italy (Manifesto, 97). Eventually, Mussolini started rounding up Jews, like Hitler, in efforts to remove them from Italy’s population (Lecture, Week