9 ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Italian ▁citizens hip . ▁When ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁lost ▁by ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 2 / ear ly ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Tun is ia ▁was ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁Italy ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁" F our th ▁Sh ore " ▁- ▁Qu arta ▁Sp onda ▁- ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁community ▁of ▁Tun is ian ▁It ali ans ▁living ▁there . ▁ ▁It ali ans ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁French ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Tun is ia ▁a ▁numerous ▁community ▁of ▁Italian ▁Tun is ians ▁had ▁a ▁critical ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁weight ▁in ▁many ▁fields ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁initially ▁Italian ▁F asc ism ▁promoted ▁only ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁and ▁social ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁in ▁French ▁Tun is ia ▁against ▁the ▁attempts ▁at ▁am alg am ation ▁made ▁by ▁France . ▁ ▁M uss ol ini ▁opened ▁some ▁Italian ▁banks ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ban ca ▁Sic il iana , ▁Italian ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁L ' Un ione , ▁and ▁some ▁Italian ▁the aters , ▁cin emas , ▁schools ▁( primary ▁and ▁secondary ), ▁and ▁health ▁assistance ▁organizations ▁and ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2