Mussolini and many of his colleagues were elected to parliament in May of 1921 with the support of Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti. By November‚ they were formally established as a political party known as the Partito Nazionale Fascista. In August of 1922‚ Mussolini took advantage of a strike when his men‚ known as the blackshirts‚ broke the strike. In October of 1922‚ he declared that the government’s weakness required intervention as he ordered his violent blackshirt squads to gather in four areas
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Benito Mussolini was a hardened dictator that rose to power through brute force and killing any in his way. this is shown on October 24th‚ 1922 in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mussolini claimed that "either the government will be given to us‚ or we will seize it by marching on Rome" on that same day Mussolini and 4 other Fascist leaders decided they would lead a mach to Rome and take it by force.At the time Mussolini was still praying for a compromise from the Italian government so he decided to not move until
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Benito Mussolini Biography: Benito Mussolini was born July 29‚ 1833 in Dovia di Predappio‚ Forli‚ Italy. He was an ardent socialist as youth‚ following in his political father’s footsteps and was expelled by the party for his support of WWI. In 1919 Mussolini created the Fascist party‚ eventually making himself dictator‚ holding all power in Italy. Overextended forces during WWI and was eventually killed by his own people on April 28‚ 1945 in Mezzegra‚ Italy. How Mussolini came to power: Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini Mussolini’s Rise to Power As a youth‚ Benito Mussolini led a disorganized life. He had been a rebellious boy in school. He had fled from Italy to avoid military service in 1902. And he was arrested in Switzerland for organizing a general strike. World War I‚ however‚ gave Mussolini more focus. He rejected some of his earlier socialist beliefs‚ and in 1919‚ he founded a combat group called the Fasci di Combattimento‚ consisting mostly of Italian veterans. Two years later‚ he changed
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Yes‚ Benito Mussolini rise to power was quick and violent due to his methods of using aggressive nationalism and aggression. He formed his own party‚ Fascisti‚ in 1918 and was elected as prime minister of Italy in 1922. The rapid rate in which Mussolini became Prime Minister is credited to his ability to speak publicly and stir up emotions amoung crowds. He had the ability to quickly attract supporters by chanting phrases and speeches about directing Italy to a positive route. Although‚ The March
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Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29‚ 1883 in Predappio‚ Italy. His father was a blacksmith which meant Mussolini lived in the poor areas of Italy. He was named Benito after Mexican socialist reformer Benito Juarez. Because of how much his father was into socialism‚ Mussolini himself became a socialist further in his life. He became a teacher for a while but in 1902‚ left Italy to go live in Switzerland. This move of his was to avoid army service. While in Switzerland
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Mussolini: A Hero or A Traitor? Was Mussolini good or bad for Italy? Rowen Carlo Mallari Ms Dawn Goosen Humboldt Collegiate Institute History 20 (Period 2) December 08‚ 2011 Benito Mussolini‚ a hero who saved Italy when it was in need of a strong leader. A man who restored hope and united Italians to rise up for their country. The youngest prime minister of Italy who wanted the best for his own beloved country. A nationalistic man
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On July 29th of 1883‚ the Italian dictator‚ Benito Mussolini‚ was born. He was born in Dovia di Predappio‚ a small town in Italy to parents Alessandro and Rosa Mussolini; he was the eldest of the three siblings. Benito’s father was a blacksmith and socialist while his mother was a Catholic school teacher. Benito’s father had a great influence on his son’s ideologies. Benito and his father spent a lot of time together during his youth while he helped in blacksmithing and during this time is when he
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Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) 	Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy for nearly 20 years. Benito was born at Dovia‚ a suburb of Predappio‚ in the northcentral part of Italy. His father‚ Alessando‚ was a blacksmith. And his mother‚ Rosa‚ was a schoolteacher. As a young man‚ Mussolini was a Socialist with revolutionary tendencies. He was expelled from 2 schools and later was in trouble with the authorities several times. In 1912 he became editor of the Socialist newspaper
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Benito Mussolini was born on July 29‚ 1883 in Predappio. The son of a blacksmith he was largely self-educated. He became a schoolteacher and a socialist journalist in northern Italy. In 1910 he married Rachele Guidi who bore his five children. Mussolini was jailed in 1911 for his opposition to Italy’s war in Libya. Soon after his release in 1912 he became editor of the socialist newspaper in Milan‚ "Avanti!". When WWI began in 1914 Mussolini advocated
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