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Benito Mussolini was born on July 1883 in Predappio, Romagna, Italy. The region he was born in was dominatdd by strong anarchist, and republican political traditions. In addition to that there was a lot of marked class struggle. The area he was born probably had an effect on his fascist tendencies.
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Responded well to military discipline- hence his militaristic attitude as leader.
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Gained support from Italians through is lively oratory and writing
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Mussolini became the leader of the extremist wing of the party and focused on provoking a Socialist revolution- nicknamed E'matt (madman)
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Led an attack on Forli railway station which blocked the movement of troops to Libya for three days. As a result jailed for five mothns and during that time period he frequently referred to the need for violence to solve issues.
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Founded a Fascist party that supported the unemployed veterans which was for anyone to join. However in the 1919 elections his Fascist party failed with only 35 seats in teh parliament.
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He used veterans which had joined his party to establish the "Black Shirts" squads in order to combat the opponents of Fascism
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Mussolini was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
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The Italian Fascist Party was officially formed.
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King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy asked Benito Mussolini to become Prime Minister of Italy.
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During the political chaos in Italy, Mussolini presented himself as a man who can solve problems. By fighting for the less fortunate in Italy Mussolini gained support and so by 1922 Italy fell to the fascists led by Mussolini.
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Mussolini became a dictator and took the title "Il Duce". He focused on turning Italy into a great European power