Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ịtali sonyeere ndị Germany n'Agha nke France, na-alụ ọgụ Alpine Line e wusiri ike na ókèala. Nanị ụbọchị iri na otu ka e mesịrị, France na Germany bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ nkwekọrịta agha. Ihe ka ukwuu n'obodo Nice na ógbè ndị ọzọ dị n'ebe ndịda ọwụwa anyanwụ France so ná ndị Ịtali na-achị. Mussolini zubere ilekwasị ndị agha Ịtali anya n'ọgba aghara dị ukwuu megide Alaeze Ukwu Britain n'Africa na Middle East, nke a maara dị ka "agha yiri ibe ya", ebe ọ na-atụ anya ọdịda nke UK n'ụlọ ihe nkiri Europe. Ndị Ịtali wakporo Ijipt,
gbara bọmbụ na Mandatory Palestine, ma wakpo ndị Britain na Sudan, Kenya na British Somaliland (nke a ga-akpọ East Africa Campaign); Ndị Britain meriri Somaliland ma bụrụ akụkụ nke Italian East Africa na 3 August 1940, ma enwere ọganihu ndị Italy na Sudan na Kenya na ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ. Gọọmentị Britain jụrụ ịnabata atụmatụ maka udo nke ga-agụnye ịnakwere mmeri Axis na Europe; atụmatụ maka mwakpo nke UK agaghị aga n'ihu na agha ahụ gara n'ihu.