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Benito Mussolini

  • Birth

    Birth
    Dovia di Predappio, Forlí, Regne d'Itàlia
  • Italian Combat Squad

    Italian Combat Squad
    By 1919 he created the Italian Combat Squad as an alternative to socialism. This coincided with a period of Italian social discord known as the biennial rustle or two red years. When his paramilitary fascist black shirts publicly sparred with socialists and other groups.
  • Mussolini Party

    Mussolini Party
    In 1921 the combat squad became the national fascist party and Mussolini won a seat in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, his party was soon ready for power.
  • March on Rome

    March on Rome
    In October 1922 the march on Rome resulted in the fascist party seizing power.
  • Mussolini Minister

    Mussolini Minister
    On October 31st 1922, Benito Mussolini became the 40th Prime Minister of Italy and the youngest to that point, Mussolini spent the next year's disassembling the Italian democratic system using propaganda to portray himself as the only man capable of unifying the country and transforming Italy into a one-party state.
  • Benito Mussolini became dictator

    Benito Mussolini became dictator
    In 1925 he made himself dictator and took the title of ill duche or the leader. The fascists were accused of using violent force to crush political foes however despite some assassination attempts. Mussolini was initially widely supported due to his efforts fighting unemployment and financial decline.
  • Mussolini Impact

    Mussolini Impact
    One of Mussolini's most significant achievements was the latter impact of 1929, this treaty settled the long-standing dispute between Italy and the roman catholic church and created the independent state of Vatican City.
  • Ethiopian War

    Ethiopian War
    Mussolini the began colonizing african countries to create a new roman empire for example 1935s, Ethiopian War resulted in that country's seizure by the Italian Empire.
  • Mussolini & Franco & Hitler

    Mussolini & Franco & Hitler
    In 1936, Mussolini sent military aid to Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco. In the Spanish Civil War, this pushed Mussolini closer to Nazi Germany's dictator, Adolf Hitler, though their early relationship was unstable to strengthen ties.
  • Anti-semitic Manifesto

    Anti-semitic Manifesto
    Mussolini adopted the anti-semitic manifesto of race in 1938.
  • Death

    Death
    Giulino di Mezzegra