According to the authors of a history of western society, what are two characteristics of a government under absolute control

troy donahue,   i think.

after defeating german forces in north africa allied leaders turned their attention to "italy," since this was the location that made the most geographic sense before invading northern europe via france. 

it might be to see if the person answering knows what they are talking about other than just saying, "its b hope this ! : )" because they could say it then get the wrong answer because they only answered for the points.