Why wasn't Italy occupied after World War 2? (Short Animated Documentary)

After World War 2 Italy was the only major loser to avoid long-term occupation. So why? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.

In the early 20th century, Britain and Japan were the best of friends. They hated their neighbours, loved boats and wanted to take other peoples' countries. Despite this common ground, their alliance dissolved after twenty years and another couple of decades later, the two were at war. So why? Why did Britain and Japan's alliance fail?

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[GuildsmanPirate]

Knowing the problems this video had because of you mentioning Mussolini by name makes the "Fez-wearing Italian man" bit so much funnier

[TheBlownapart]

My math teacher was Greek and told us of how his grandmother would have Italian occupying soldiers over for dinner regularly. Italians and Greeks considered each other related and so they got along together really well. Not so much with the German occupying forces though.

[andysorensen]

I mean, when you’re proactive enough to take care of THE FEZ WEARING ITALIAN MAN you should get some sort of credit for doing so.

[xsXRevanXsx]

“The fez wearing Italian man”

I have a feeling he isn’t allowed to say the fez wearing Italian Man’s name anymore without getting demonetized

[ribbon]

Another bug factor in my opinion is the Italian Civil War that lasted after the capitulation in 1943 all the way to 1945: many parts of the north were in open rebellion and there was fighting even between family members. This is to say that a big chunk of the (surviving) population was willing to give up Fez-wearing and maybe this eased up the peace process.

[Jose]

The fact that we are forced to treat historical figures as if they were Voldemort, because we can't name them even for educational purposes it's very distopian.

[UltimateNut]

I can’t stop laughing with you naming Mussolini “the fez-wearing Italian man” the fact you cant mention his name otherwise you’ll get demonetized is just sad

[sergioparentini]

Nice video! I'm Italian from Milan, both of my grandfathers were conscripted right before we turned sides, as soon as we did, both were sent to prisoner of war concentration caps. One was sent to Linz in Germany and one in Greece (not sure where). Both survived mal nutrition and decimations. I'm thankful that they somehow survived and I am living proof!

[streamlinedengine]

For anyone wondering what's going on with the "Fez-Wearing Italian Man" business, it's cos HM keeps getting demonetised by YT for daring to mention the name "Mussolini", which actually delayed the upload of this video for about a day or so.

The fact that HM found a way around this, whilst simultaneously not-so-subtly roasting YT's algorithm with that zooming in shot, is the reason why he's legendary.

[orophist]

There's actually another very good fact and reason about this that hasn't been mention in the video. When the war was over, the prime minister of Italy, Alcide de Gasperi, heard the the french and the brits wanted to punish Italy hard, so he went to the americans and persuaded them to not go too harsh by promising them that, in exchange, he and the other right wing politicians would never let the communist party of Italy win an election at any cost, securing Italy's position as an enemy of the iron curtain and an ally of the US. De Gasperi's plan worked and the US made sure not to give in to the harsh punishments that France and the UK wanted to give.

[emanueleacquati]

A part of the history which is always forgotten is the Italian civil war. Love your videos, keep going

[sIight]

Hearing History Matters refer to Mussolini as THE FEZ WEARING ITALIAN MAN is something I didn’t know I needed in my life.

[cdcdrr]

Allies: You are going to militarily disarm. You cannot have anymore tanks.
Italy: Pfew, oh thank god. We were worried you were going to go hard on us.
Allies: You also cannot have an aviation industry.
Italy: We thought you were going to punish us. Why are you rewarding us for defeat?
Allies: And you must fire all your generals and put them on trial.
Italy: Yes! Finally, someone is saying what we are all thinking. Criminally negligent, indeed!
Allies: Also you will admit that New York style pizza is superior.
Italy: *NEVER SURRENDER, NEVER RETREAT!*

[TheConflictLibrary]

before everyone else comments, thank you for your hard work and research! I hope you see this comment and know that we appreciate your work!

[nikkicoyotie]

I can not express how entertaining I find your little segments of a political figure bounding through a field of flowers

[GunSeller]

I was impressed that your battleship animation was an accurate image of the Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto! Good job!

[bcvetkov]

When demonetization is so bad on YouTube that you have to just switch the regular word to just "the fez wearing italian man."
I could tell that kind of pained him a bit. Thank you for your hard work and putting out content m8. You deserve the best.

[oliverhughes]

It did lose territory, though, not just overseas colonies (though it didn't consider Libya a colony) - it lost the Dalmatian port city of Zara and the entirety of Istria with cities like Fiume and Pola to Yugoslavia. Trieste was also temporarily lost in 1947 and existed as a UN-ran free city until being returned to Italy in 1954, although a good chunk of its surrounding towns were also given to Yugoslavia. The island of Sazan was given to Albania.

Two villages on the Alpine border with France were also lost to France, along with some other minor border revisions.

The Italian islands of the Aegean, namely Rhodes and the Dodecanese, were ceded to Greece.

[joshuameyers]

The “Fez-wearing Italian man" makes this video very funny and also you finally making an video about why Italy wasn’t carved up after ww2 makes it even better

[denorjigalaxen]

"The fez-wearing italian man" almost choked