The Rise and Fall of Mussolini.
Account for Mussolini’s rise and fall to power.
Through his reputation as having potential as a strong political leader to improve aspects of Italian society, Benito Mussolini came into power as the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922, following the March on Rome. He was a steadfast dictator that was able to continuously increase his level of power and influence by implementing many furtive tactics to ensure that his position remained in place and unchallenged in Italy. However Italy’s involvement in World War Two became a key factor in the downfall of Mussolini, and in 1943 he was replaced as Prime Minister.
Mussolini’s rise to prominence in European society was achieved through deep involvement in political journalism, working for several political newspapers. He quickly gained a reputation as a key Socialist in Italian society and through his journalism was able to greatly increase the number of supporters of socialism in Italy. However during the First World War his views began to differ from that of orthodox socialists and the advertisement of these views lead to his expulsion from the Italian Socialist Party.[1] It was at this point that the creation of Fascism in Italy begun, which eventually became an important factor in the maintenance of Mussolini’s position of power.
With the creation of Fascism in Italy, Mussolini gained support from several areas of Italian society, which assisted him in gaining a prospective reputation during his rise to power. After being expelled from the Italian Socialist Party, Mussolini denounced socialism and in 1914 formed the newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia and the political movement Fasci Rivoluzionari d'Azione Internazionalista,[2] which called themselves Fascists. In 1917, with funding from the British Security Service,[3] Mussolini began to propel Fascism as a political movement and it gained popularity amongst war veterans and the middle class as it claimed to oppose all forms of class war and discrimination based on
Through his reputation as having potential as a strong political leader to improve aspects of Italian society, Benito Mussolini came into power as the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922, following the March on Rome. He was a steadfast dictator that was able to continuously increase his level of power and influence by implementing many furtive tactics to ensure that his position remained in place and unchallenged in Italy. However Italy’s involvement in World War Two became a key factor in the downfall of Mussolini, and in 1943 he was replaced as Prime Minister.
Mussolini’s rise to prominence in European society was achieved through deep involvement in political journalism, working for several political newspapers. He quickly gained a reputation as a key Socialist in Italian society and through his journalism was able to greatly increase the number of supporters of socialism in Italy. However during the First World War his views began to differ from that of orthodox socialists and the advertisement of these views lead to his expulsion from the Italian Socialist Party.[1] It was at this point that the creation of Fascism in Italy begun, which eventually became an important factor in the maintenance of Mussolini’s position of power.
With the creation of Fascism in Italy, Mussolini gained support from several areas of Italian society, which assisted him in gaining a prospective reputation during his rise to power. After being expelled from the Italian Socialist Party, Mussolini denounced socialism and in 1914 formed the newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia and the political movement Fasci Rivoluzionari d'Azione Internazionalista,[2] which called themselves Fascists. In 1917, with funding from the British Security Service,[3] Mussolini began to propel Fascism as a political movement and it gained popularity amongst war veterans and the middle class as it claimed to oppose all forms of class war and discrimination based on