Benito Mussolini (Italy)

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Mussolini, Benito. Photograph. Encyclopdia Britannica Online. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Benito Mussolini
Born july 29, 1983 in predappio, Italy Father was a socialist. worked as a teacher & manual laborer.

editor of the Italian Socialist Party Newspaper In 1912. Went against the socialist party and got expelled.

Fredrikson, John C. Benito Mussolini. World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web.10 March 2014.

-Mussolinis blend of fascism was a blend of nationalism and imperialism. -he organized groups and did not individualize them. -workers (such as farmers, small business owners) were not separated by class division -Italy had slipped into an economic depression: Benito reorganized the economy, created badly needed jobs and also began military aboards.

How was the leader able to maintain power?

Was really good with speeches Showed he was powerful by: rigging elections, eliminated critics and limited the number of voters. Promised land and jobs to the people

Ellis and Esler 1999

Domestic Policies
-He replaced elected officials. -The Fascists government controlled the industry, agriculture and trade. -Limited the number of voters. -Muzzled the press. -Critics were killed, thrown in prison and/or exiled Ellis

How was your leader removed from power ? What happened to their country?
-By the middle of 1943, Italians had enough of Mussolini. -When the Allied invasion of Sicily began in 1943, King Victor Emmanuel and the Fascist Grand Council voted to take Mussolini out of his powers -Mussolini and his mistress tried to leave but were caught and killed by Italian partisans on April 28 , 1945. -The Italian economy was lacking -Italy was weak and unable to withstand any moves regarding world domination.

Quote on Imperialism
"For Fascism, the growth of empire, that is to say the expansion of the nation, is an essential manifestation of vitality, and its opposite a sign of decadence. Peoples which are rising, or rising again after a period of decadence, are always imperialist; and renunciation is a sign of decay and of death."

"Benito Mussolini: quote on imperialism." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

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