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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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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In the year 1933‚ former World War I German soldier and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Hitler‚ who still harbored hatred against the Allied Powers for punishing Germany after the first World War in the Versailles Treaty‚ hoped to not only gain back German pride‚ but he hoped to complete a sinister plot in which he would become the ruler of the world. With the help of his Italian partner Benito Mussolini who became Italy’s official dictator in 1922‚ and shared in the similar
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in between the years of 1943 and 1945 signified the downfall of the fascist party in Italy and it’s leader‚ Benito Mussolini. The events which took place were many‚ due to the Pact of Steel between Germany and Italy‚ Mussolini seeked the luxuries of victory during World War Two as he depended on Germany to invade all of the European mainland. After Germany invaded France‚ Mussolini believed Great Britain was to be the next target and played a small part in the Battle of Britain. Italy lost against
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Mussolini key points and answers Explain why Mussolini was appointed as Prime Minister in October 1922. • Liberal Italy had failed to win over the Italian nation – post-war debt of 85 million Lire‚ the Mutilated Settlement‚ failure to deal with Fiume and 5 different Prime Ministers since 1917 – people turned to extremists as an alternative‚ such as the Fascists • fear of communism by the Middle and Upper Classes in Italy after the Bienno Rosso and increasing left-wing action – Mussolini
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Way was Mussolini able to come to power? After the World War One‚ Italy was in a slump of frustration and disappointment. The environment such as the World War One made people to support single party state who had populist ideology that promised better life. Mussolini had charismatic leadership who used clever methods of gaining support. Also others could be blamed for his rise of power; Giovanni Giolitti‚ King Victor Emmanuel III‚ and Pope Pius XI anticipated in the growth of Mussolini. The
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their power. Benito Mussolini‚ an Italian dictator‚ and Francisco Franco‚ a Spanish dictator‚ were among the worst heads of government during the 20th century. By taking away citizens’ freedoms and leaving their country in ruins‚ these leaders did the opposite of what they promised to their willing country. Benito Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922-1945. Growing up‚ Mussolini took after his father’s well preached beliefs. Mussolini’s
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Adolf Hitler is a name which will live forever in infamy. After just one year as a member he was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ party. In the 1930s and 40s‚ he rose to power and became a dictator of Germany. During his time in that position‚ he committed many atrocities. By the end of the war‚ he had killed over 6 million people and committed genocide against Jews (Witherbee 1). Although it wasn’t justified‚ there are reasons he is this way. There were social‚ cultural
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4/22/13 Class world history ld History Activity People in Wor 19 P r o f i le 1 Joseph Stalin (1879–1953) The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage . . . for the mass repressions and lawlessness they committed is enormous and unforgivable. Mikhail Gorbachev in a 1987 speech on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Joseph Stalin rose from a life of poverty to become the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. A brutal
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Stalin had very specific plans for Russia. He didn’t like the amount of Russian deaths in WWI‚ and wanted to industrialize the Soviet Union to prevent the amount of Russian deaths if there were to be another war. Stalin also wanted to take total control of the Soviet Union and destroy the old party leadership. He had many people removed from power and exiled
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