After WWII Europe was divided into a US-led Western Bloc and a Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. Internationally, alliances with the two blocs gradually shifted, with some nations trying to stay out of the Cold War through the Non-Aligned Movement.
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France wanted to expand their territory in Italy and they see Naples as a good ground to become a base for their Crusaders to fight the Ottoman Turks. This was under the command of Charles VIII. This created a series of wars known as Great Italian Wars also known as Renaissance Wars.
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