Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Girman tasirin Italiya a cikin siyasar Albania ya haifar da ziyarar Sanata Robert R. Reynolds zuwa Tirana a 1937. Amma ba da daɗewa ba aka yanke dangantakar lokacin da Italiya
ya mamaye Albania a watan Afrilun 1939, wanda ya jawo sukar Sakataren Harkokin Wajen Cordell Hull. An rufe ofishin jakadancin Albania a Washington a hukumance, kodayake Hull ya ci gaba da goyon bayan Amurka ga Albania da aka 'yantar. A lokacin da Jamus ta mamaye Albania, Amurka ta goyi bayan ci gaba da Albaniya da ke gaba da masu mamaye su, amma ba ta da tasirin soja a cikin Balkans. Rundunar kawancen ta yi tir da masu kishin kasa (Balli Kombetar) a matsayin masu haɗin gwiwar Nazi kuma ta ba 'yan gurguzu (National Liberation Movement) makamai, wanda hakan ya sa' yan gurguzu sannu a hankali suka sami cikakken iko kan juriya na Albanian. A ranar 4 ga Mayu, 1944 sojojin 'Yancin Kasa na Albania sun ba da izinin taron a Permet, wanda ya hana Sarki Zog sake shiga Albania, kuma ya soke dukkan yarjejeniyoyin kasa da kasa da aka sanya hannu kafin mamayar.