Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini is a man that once said,”Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism,” (Mussolini). Benito was a large believer in Fascism. He was also an Italian politician, and he led the National Fascist Party. His date of birth is July 29, 1883, and was born in Predappio, Italy. Mussolini had a very interesting life and family, along with also having a large role in World War 2. To begin with, Mussolini rose to power near the beginning of World War 1 as a leading proponent of Fascism. After World War 1, he became the 40th Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. Benito was the creator of the Supreme Military Rank of First Marshal of the Empire. He and King Victor …show more content…
An article states,”Mussolini’s military expenditures in Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Albania made Italy predominant in the Mediterranean region, though they exhausted his armed forces by the late 1930s,”(History.com). After World War 1, Mussolini decided it was his destiny to rule Italy as a modern Caesar and recreate the Roman Empire. The Italian forces were plagued by national poverty, resource deficiencies, scientific industrial weakness, combined with inflexible commanders. It is stated in an article that,”The king, Victor Emmanuel III, provided monarchist officers with an authority figure to impede Mussolini’s dominance of the armed services,” (History.com). In May of 1939, Mussolini allied himself with Adolf Hitler. Mussolini planned to start World War 2 from 1943-1945 but Hitler started the war in September 1939. This only gave one week’s warning to the Italians and forced an enraged Mussolini to declare “nonbelligerency.” Hitler’s success in May 1940 caused Mussolini to intervene in a presumably short, parallel war. Italy’s cautious generals and admirals brief opportunities in North America, and the Mediterranean during June through October in 1940. The article states,”After Mussolini forced offensives in the fall, he suffered disasters in Greece and North Africa” (History.com). The article also explains how only German military intervention preserved him from a military coup in early 1941 …show more content…
Benito was the eldest of three children. His father’s name was Alessandro Mussolini. His mother’s name was Rosa Maltoni. Benito’s father’s occupation was a blacksmith and his mothers was a schoolteacher and she was also a Catholic. An article explains that his father established in him a passion for socialist politics and disobedience towards authority, (Biography.com Editors). Benito was expelled from many schools for bullying and defying school authorities but he was still given a teaching certificate in 1901. He worked as a schoolmaster for a short amount of time. An article states, “In 1902, Benito Mussolini moved to Switzerland to promote socialism, and quickly gained a reputation for his magnetism and remarkable rhetorical talents,” (Biography.com Editors). Later, Mussolini while engaging in political demonstrations, caught the attention of Swiss authorities and he was eventually expelled from the country. He moved back to Italy in 1904 and continued promoting a socialist agenda. He was then briefly imprisoned and after he was released, he became an editor of an organization's newspaper named Avanti (meaning forward). This made it much easier for him to expand his influence. After World War 1 was over, Mussolini continued his social activities. It is stated in an article,” He organized several right-wing groups into a single force and, in March 1919, formed
Mussolini was considered one of the first modern dictators and he essentially paved the way for Hitler and others to follow. Italy was still in chaos after World War I and showed no signs of recovery. When Mussolini attempted his rise to power, he did it through the political channels being voted in by the people. However, rather than seeking to improve Italy, “Mussolini's new cause became personal power; he sought to place himself in the position of dictator” (Gale). The way in which Mussolini spoke captivated crowds and made Italy fall in love with him. What Mussolini lacked in height he made up for in public speaking, as one of his critics describes, “Yet by the power of his public speaking, by his gestures and tone of voice, he was capable of inspiring tremendous enthusiasm in the crowds who gathered to hear him” (Gale). Italy felt as if Mussolini’s cult of personality was never going to leave, like it seemed as if Big Brother was never going to
However, Hitler came to power constitutionally while Mussolini staged a coup d'etat, i.e... ... middle of paper ... ... ifist and anti-Nazi. Seeing the fragility of the Stresa Front, Mussolini joined Hitler subsequently in territorial expansion. There saw Italian invasion of Abyssinia and Albania.
Mussolini, Benito. “The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism.” The Human Record . By Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield. Vol. 2. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2011. 2 vols. 399-400.
In 1922, Benito Mussolini held leadership in Italy, promising a proficient and militaristic nationalistic state. During his control as prime minister, he gained a large group of followers, banned the disparagement of government, and used extreme violence against his enemies within the parliament. According to Oppenheimer, Adolf Hitler idolized Mussolini’s rise and respected his tactics to gain power. Hitler was a violent leader who brought For example, “corporatism” largely contributed to later policies that we still practice today.
Benito Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 outside the village of Dovia di Predappio in the Northeastern Italian province of Forli. He had one sister and one brother. They always fought and argued over little petty things with each other. His sister name was Edvige and his brother’s name was Armaldo. His mother Rosa Malteni was a well respect and appreciated schoolteacher. His father Allesandro Mussolini was both a blacksmith and a committee socialist. He received his name "Benito" from the Mexican Revolutionary Juarez. Benito grew up as a delinquent, disobedient, and did not have any manners. He was a bully to the other children around him. He would get into numerous of fights with other children.
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born in Predappio on July 29, 1883. Son of a socialist blacksmith, he grew up to be a self-proclaimed "anti-patriot" like his father. He hadn't taken to school and rebelled against most things. He had gotten expelled from his first school, which was a catholic school ran my monks, though he did better in his second. He went on to become a qualified school teacher, even though he wasn't interested in teaching. Benito Mussolini had a passion for politics.
Benito Mussolini wanted to try and delay a major war in Europe until at least 1942, but Germany invaded Poland in 1939. This means declarations of war by France and the UK and the start of WWII. Mussolini created the Fascist Party in Italy in 1919. He eventually made himself dictator after World War
World War II, which only lasted about five years, changed the course of history forever, and affected millions of lives. Among the major nations that were involved in the war, Benito Mussolini and his Italian army sought to settle their differences with many nations. Benito’s fascist views, his idea of a nation built by one race, and his relationship with Adolf Hitler ultimately led to his involvement in the war. His responsibility, in essence, was to ally himself with the superpowers of the world, and lead his people into a war that they could not fight.
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were both fascist leaders during World War 2 and the lead up to it. Fascism was first founded by Mussolini once World War I ended. He gained support very fast from unemployed war veterans, also known as Black Shirts, who helped him torment any opponents he had politically. When Italy fell into a great political mess he slid into power by telling people he was the only option to save Italy. Mussolini’s military was uncomparable, he would invade countries around him and take over their government and military to add onto his.
Benito Mussolini had a desire to make Italy a world class empire. Under the leadership of Mussolini Italy was able to invade Ethiopia as a manner of expanding their empire and to also establish its presence on the African Continent. By invading into another country Mussolini was making his influence greater in world politics. However when a country is invaded the citizens of that country are most likely to be exposed to human rights horror as they are seen as second class citizens. When Mussolini invaded the countries he was to be in control of another country. [Source
Benito Mussolini was the premier-dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He was the founder and leader of Italian Fascism. Mussolini, along with his Facets government, was able to successfully suppress the Mafia during the time of World War II. However, after the war ended in 1945, the Mafia emerged and ruled once again. Over the next thirty years, the Sicilian Mafia was not only able to gain control Sicily, but all of Italy as well.
However, his position as PM was very unstable. There were lots of problems that needed to be overcome in Italy. order for Mussolini to secure his position as leader. The source suggests that Mussolini wanted to become a dictator, however he didn’t. pre-plan his methods with regards to other political parties and their.
The allied powers promised Italy land in exchange for joining them against the central powers during WWI. But, Italy was mostly ignored during the Treaty of Versailles and received very little land. This can be seen as one of the reasons Mussolini aligned with the Axis powers in WWII. He knew that the allies did not treated Italy fairly so he went against them in the next war. He also began invading countries in Africa such as Ethiopia so that Italy could establish itself as the rightful leading power of the Mediterranean. While the invasion of other countries may seem bad, Mussolini did it to increase the power of his own country. He fought for Italy first, proving himself a true nationalist. Another example of this can be found when Hitler came to power and it became apparent to Mussolini that Austria was threatened. He wanted Italy to have influence in Austria, so he threatened to go to war with Germany in the event of an invasion of
After World War I, there were two men that rose up to control their government in their countries. One was Adolf Hitler who was put in charge of the German government, and the other was Benito Mussolini who was put in charge of the Italian government. Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, and according to the lecture was known as a failure for not finishing high school, or becoming an accomplished artist. Mussolini was born in 1883, and was unknown until he came home a wounded soldier from the war. Mussolini would rise up and form the Fascist government focusing on being loyal to the state, and Hitler would rise up and control the Socialist German Workers Party, the Nazis.
In the early years of the twentieth century, Italy has created a new system of government, however suffered social and economic conditions. Improvements were made however, poverty and literacy were still problems that have not been solved well. While entering World War I, the nation was neutral up until joining the British and French in exchange for certain advantages. However, it was unsuccessful as Italy failed to take control of the territories that it claimed at the Versailles Peace Conference,and suffered significant losses. The ideology of fascism occurred when the power of Italy was shrinking and the idea of being a pacifist became weak. Benito Mussolini created a group of fascists to represent a means to stop the socialists and the communists coming into his nation.