Why Did Italy Colonize Albania? | Italy's Albanian Takeover Explained

Why did Italy take over Albania? Overwhelming Italian force toppled the Kingdom of Albania in 1939, but Italy’s ambitions in the country long predated Mussolini’s invasion. For decades, different Italian governments had sought to turn Albania into a client state across the Adriatic, using loans, military advisors, and political pressure to bind Tirana to Rome. By the time Italian troops landed, Albania was already economically dependent and diplomatically isolated. So what did Italy ultimately hope to gain from dominating this small Balkan kingdom? Subscribe for more history: https://www.youtube.com/c/LookBackHis... More Videos: Why Did Italy Take Rhodes?:    • Why Did Italy Take Rhodes? | Italian Colon...   Why Did Bavaria Join the German Empire?:    • Why Did Bavaria Agree to Join the German E...   How Did France Colonize Syria?:    • How Did France Colonize Syria? | From Arab...   How Did Mussolini Take Over Italy?:    • Why Did Italy Become Fascist? | The Rise o...   What Began the Spanish Civil War?:    • What Began the Spanish Civil War? | How Ex...   How Did Japan Win the Russo-Japanese War?:    • Why Did Japan Win the Russo-Japanese War? ...   Sources Consulted: Jelavich, Charles, and Barbara Jelavich. The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1977. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvcwnq62. Miller, Stuart T. Mastering Modern European History. London: Macmillan Education LTD, 1990. Pauley, Bruce. Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini: Totalitarianism in the 20th Century. 4th ed. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.