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Facing the dishonest Spain and Italy, the British-French-Australian forces were not to be trifled with.
On January 1, 1938, on the first day of the new year, they attacked several coastal cities in Italy.
Naturally, the capital city of Rome was a primary target of the attack.
As the largest city in Italy, Rome played an absolutely crucial role from beginning to end.
As mentioned before, the unification of Italy had been too recent, and the development gap between northern and southern Italy was too wide, creating a sense of division within the country.
Using Rome as the dividing line, northern Italy above Rome could be considered an industrial region, with a higher population and more economic and industrial development.
In contrast, southern Italy below Rome, despite also having a significant population, was far behind in terms of industrial and economic growth.
