How did Mussolini rise to power?

By Raúl Fragoso

  • Mussolini was born

    Mussolini day of birth

  • Joins the Socialist party

    Mussolini joins the Socialist party

  • Moves to switzerland

    Mussolini moves to switzerland to invade military service

  • Deported to Italy

    Mussolini was deported to Italy and served two years in the army

  • World war one began

    Mussolini supported the war and that got him ejected from the party

  • Rejoin the army

    Mussolini rejoined the army and served in the war before an injury sent him back to his newspaper jobs

  • Italian combat squad

    He created the italian combat squad as an alternative to socialism

  • National fascist party

    The combat squad became the national fascist party and mussolini won the sit in the Italian chamber of deputies. His party was soon ready for power.

  • Prime minister

    The march on Rome resulted in the fascist party seizing power and Mussolini became the 40th prime minister of Italy and the youngest to that point

  • Next year's

    Mussolini spend 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 one-party state

  • Dictator

    He made himself dictator and took the title of "ill duche". Despite some assesination attempts, Mussolini was initialy widely supported due to his effort fighting unemployment and financial decline