Mussolini

How did Mussolini rise to power?

  • Mussolini's Born

    Mussolini's Born
  • Mussolini joined the Nationalist Party

    Mussolini joined the Nationalist Party
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    ...moves to switzerland to be in the military service
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    ... was deported to Italy and served 2 years in the army.
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    WWI began and the socialist party disapproved of italian intervention. ... supported the war and he was ejected from the party. He had revolutionary naciolist beliefs, and produced the pro-war newspaper.
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    ... rejoined the army, served in the war until an injury got him back to the newspaper.
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    ... created the Italian combat squad, as an alternative to socialism.
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    the combat squad became the national fascist party. ... won a seat in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
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    ... became the 40th Prime Minister of Italy and the youngest to that point.
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    ... made himself dictator and took the title of Il Duce.
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    the independent state of the Vatican city is created. Then ... began colonizing african countries to create a new roman empire.
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    ... sent military aid to Spanish dictator Franco in the Spanish Civil War. This pushed him closer to Germany’s dictator Hitler.
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    ... adopted the anti-semitic manifesto of race despite disagreeng with its premise.
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    The pact of Steel solidified the Rome Berlin axis of 1936.
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    ... thought the war was almost over so he entered Italy in the conflict as an axis power by declaring war on Britain and France.
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    ... lost support following the Allied invasion of Sicily
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    ... was ousted from power by the Italian King and subsequently arrested. and in his absence the fascist party was disbanded and a truce was signed with the Allies. Then Germany invaded Italy in september 1943 meanwhile German forces freed Mussolini from prison.
    He wished to retire from politics whoever he ended up Hitler’s puppet as head of a new fascist regime called the Italian Socialist Republic.
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    As Mussolini attempted to escape to Switzerland he was captured by Italian Partisans and executed by firing squad the next day.