From 1940 to 1941, government spending increased by 59 percent, the gross domestic product increased 17 percent, and unemployment fell below 10 percent for the first time since 1929.
Sardinijski premier, Camillo di Cavour je bil iznajdljivi liberalec, ki je razumel, da je edina učinkovita rešitev za Italijane bila osamosvojitev samo, če so Francozi na njihovi strani.