Dave Smith > wrote in
:

> Holy cow. I had not realized that American history lessons
> were so all encompassing that they actually learn stuff like
> that in history class. Hell, most people don't even know who
> was on what side in the wars. Take a poll of people you know
> about whose side Italy was on in the two world wars. They
> might be confused, so you may have to break it down by date.

Allies in WWI, Axis in WWII (then Allies again, except for the
Republic of Salo).

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