son of a blacksmith he was largely self-educated. He became a

schoolteacher and a socialist journalist in northern Italy. In 1910

he married Rachele Guidi who bore his five children. Mussolini was

jailed in 1911 for his opposition to Italy's war in Libya.

Soon after his release in 1912 he became editor of the

socialist newspaper in Milan, "Avanti!". When WWI began in 1914

Mussolini advocated Italy's entrance into the war on the allied side

and was expelled from the socialist party. He then started his own

newspaper in Milan, Il Popolo d'Italia (The People of Italy) which

later became the origin of the Fascist Movement. In 1916 Mussolini

enlisted in the military. After his promotion to sergeant he was

wounded and in 1917 he returned to his paper.

During the Chaos that Gripped Italy after the war Mussolini's

influence grew swiftly. Mussolini and other war veterans founded

Fasci di Combattimento in March of 1919. This Nationalistic

antisocialist movement attracted much of the lower middle class and

took its name from the Fasces, an ancient symbol of Roman

discipline. The Fascist movement grew

During this raid Mussolini was conferring with Hitler at Verona about

spreading through the countryside where it's Black Shirt Militia won

Italians realized that their gains in the Balkans were an illusion as

she would intervene if Germany took overt action. Italy drew closer

foundation of fascist Italy. Mussolini then had to ask Hitler for

friendship for the Italian Fascist government. During Germany's

of the Pope within the Italian State.

Churchill sent a joint radio message to Mussolini asking for the

In 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany and was

tried to escape to Switzerland. On April 28, 1945 Mussolini and his

Italy acquired many new territories. By an arrangement between

regime. He proceeded in stages to establish a dictatorship by

pressing on his demands of Mussolini. In March Mussolini's effort

Italians regretted the death of their demonic Duce.

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