Thursday, March 13th

  • Joined the Italian army in 1915 and fought on the front lines


  • He was an ardent socialist, but was expelled by the party for his support of World War I. In 1919, he created the Fascist Party, making himself dictator and holding all the power in Italy


  • Was part of PSI(Italian Socialist Party) and was expelled from it because he didn’t want to be neutral in WW1.

  • Organized a para-military unit known as the "Black Shirts"  which was a fascist armed squad in Italy during WW1 and throughout WW2.. March 23rd, 1923


  • Became “Leader” in 1929

  • Ruled as the prime minister.

  • Mussolini allied with Hitler. Mussolini needed Hitler to get out of bad situations and help him when he was losing war.


  • Italy took over Ethiopia and Austria for revenge and resources.


  • Was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party.


  • Dropped all present of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship.

  • Fought in the Greece area and Yugoslavia.

  • They fought in the Mediterranean area.
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