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Development of the Fascist Movement
Benito Mussolini helped develop the Fascist Movement in which the fascists would start wars with veterans and encourage fights between socialists. Benito also hoarded weapons and bombs in his office. Fascism glorified both militarism and brute force. This led to Italy becoming a totalitarian state in which the government controls all aspects of society.
(https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/benito-mussolini)
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Mussolini Becomes Deputy in Parliament
In 1921, elections brought a victory for the fascists and Benito becomes deputy in parliament and he changes the name of his party to Partito Nazionale Fascista.
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Rise of Benito Mussolini
Mussolini became Prime Minister and decided to take control of Italy's Parliament based on corporatism meaning that employers, trade unions, and state officials are seen as separate parts of a whole. Each part was free to organize itself as long as it supported the whole.
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The Battle for Land, the Battle of the Lira, and the Battle for Grain
Mussolini introduced these 3 battles in an effort to boost the economy. The battle for land cleared marshland and made it suitable for farming (success). In the battle of the lira, Mussolini thought that a powerful nation could not have a weak national currency so he inflated the value of the lira making exports more expensive (failure). In the battle for grain, Italian grain became expensive and the price of bread rose, which affected the poor the worst (failure).
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The Great Depression
Because Italy had not industrialized much and was based on an agricultural economy, it was managing to survive. Mussolini also imposed government intervention in areas of Italy where the economy was falling due to the Depression.
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Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Benito wanted to restore the recently unified Italy and the Italian Empire included countries around Ethiopia but never claimed Ethiopia due to their loss in the first invasion. ITALIAN VICTORY
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Benito Mussolini Allies with Adolf Hitler
Italy's Benito Mussolini and Germany's Adolf Hitler become allies in the hope that they would be able to dominate Europe together.
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Italy Intervenes in the Spanish Civil War
Because fascism supports nationalism strongly, urging nations to pursue their own unique interests, Mussolini of Italy along with Hitler of Germany and Salazar of Portugal supplied weapons and equipment to the Nationalists which helped them win.
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Italy Leaves the League of Nations
Italy leaves the League of Nations with Germany leading on to the March of 1938 in which Mussolini helped Hitler invade Austria.
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Italy's Regia Marina
Italy's Regia Marina is one of the busiest navies in the inter-war time period. Italy made so many battleship advancements that they overpowered the French Navy.
(https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/italys-world-war-ii-battleship-fleet-super-weapon-or-paper-19395)
(https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/shocking-inter-war-italy-actually-had-really-good-navy-122971)
