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Benito Mussolini joined the Socialist Party of Italy in 1900 and moved the military service in 1902 in Switzerland before he was deported to Italy in 1904 and served two years in the army.
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After being in the army, Benito Mussolini became the editor of the socialist party newspaper Avanti.
When the First World War began, the socialist party disapproved the Italian intervention but Mussolini supported the war so he was ejected from the party.
This made him align himself with revolutionary nationalist beliefs and produced the pro-war newspaper in Popolo d'Italia. -
In 1915, Mussolini rejoined the army and served in the war before an injury sent him back to his newspaper job.
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In 1918 Germany lost the First World War and had to start paying for all the damages they did and this made a lot of people think they could won the war if the army hadn’t been betrayed by politicians and protesters. For Hitler these views became obsession and this made led him to pin the blame on Jews.
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In 1919 Hitler joined a political party (German's Workers Party) by going to one of their meetings.
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In 1919 Benito Mussolini created the Italian Combat Squad as an alternative to socialism.
This coincided with a period of Italian social discord known as the "Biennial Rustle". -
After the combat squad became the national fascist party in 1921 Benito Mussolini became the Minister of Italy in 1922. Then, in 1925, he made himself the dictator of Italy and took the title of: "ill duche" (the leader).
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In 1929 the bubble of the U.S. exploded so they stopped giving loans to Germany.
Hitler took advantage of people's anger because of the crack and manipulated speakings to make them vote for his political party. -
Hitler, by manipulating speakings and using people's fear to communism reached the power in 1933.
