Why did Italy join Hitler and not its World War I allies? ОА. Mussolini believed that Italians and Germans were of a superior race.
OB. Mussolini had strained relations with Britain and France. ET.
OC. Britain had demanded Italy to pay money for its admission into the Allied Powers.
OD. Italy felt bad for Germany because Germany was fighting a lone battle.
O E. Mussolini wanted to betray Hitler after winning the initial battles.

B.) Mussolini had strained relations with Britain and France

Explanation:

A is wrong because Mussolini did not have this mindset. If anything, he would have believe that only Italians were the superior race.

B is the likely answer because Italy wanted to have more power in Europe. By aligning themselves with Germany who also wanted to take over the world, Italy believed that Germany would be more open to the idea of Italy expanding

C is wrong just because it is :D. There was no payment

D is wrong because you don't enter wars because you feel bad for an evil country

E is wrong because this was unlikely as if Germany's power grew, it would be very unlikely for Italy to win a war against them

c

explanation:

small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)