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Born July 29, 1883
Predappio, Italy
Died April 28, 1945
Milan, Italy
Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943

During his two decades as dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini created a regime still remembered for stripping its citizens of most rights and freedom and for violently punishing those who resisted his government. Although Mussolini's power (as well as his life) came to an end in the middle of World War II, he played a major role in the conflict through his alliance with Adolf Hitler (1889-1945; the leader of Germany from 1934-1945; see entry). Hitler modeled parts of his own dictatorship after Mussolini's, and the two leaders formed what they termed an "Axis" to oppose the Allied forces (the major Allied powers were Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union).

A rebellious young man

At the time of Mussolini's birth, most people in Italy were poor. The country had only recently been joined together from many different independent states into one country ruled by a king. A few rich people owned most of the land, and the poor people worked the fields for meager wages and food. But this work didn't last all year, and people were suffering and unhappy with the way their country was governed.

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Benito Mussolini

Early Life

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Italian Fascism

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March highest Rome (Photo)

Fascist supporters meanwhile the "March on Rome," after which Fascist commander Benito Dictator was prescribed Italian Core Minister. Italia, October 1922.

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Mussolini, Benito

By Brian R. Sullivan

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)
Benito Mussolini helped to push Italy into World War I as the editor of the pro-interventionist newspaper Il Popolo d’Italia. He served as a soldier on the Western Front until 1917, and in 1919 he founded the Fascist movement. He seized power in October 1922, ultimately leading his country into the Second World War. This image, a still from the 1981 film “Lion of Judah,” shows Mussolini giving an address from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome.
Unknown cameraman (film still from “Lion of Judah”, directed by Lutz Becker, 1981), n.d., Rome, Italy.
IWM (IWM FLM 1506), http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205132702.

Mussolini, Benito Amilcare Andrea

Newspaper editor, agitator, political leader

Born 29 July 1883 in Dovia, Predappio, Italy

Died 28 April 1945 in Giulino di Mezzegra, Como, Italy

Summary

Italian Socialist Benito Mussolini envisioned war as the prerequisite for revolution. He helped push Italy into World War I. After combat service and medical discharge in 1917, he demanded war until victory. In 1919, he founded the Fascist movement. Using veterans to smash political opposition, he seized power in October 1922.

Frustrated Revolutionary

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