The rise of fascism By agalvaro 1900 Mussolini joins the socialist party 1914 Mussolini gets ejected from the socialist party 1915 Mussolini fights in WW1 1919 Mussolini creates the combat squad 1921 The combat squad becomes the national fascist Party Oct 31, 1922 Mussolini becomes the Prime Minister of Italy 1925 Mussolini starts a dictatorship 1929 The great depression 1929 The Vatican independent state is created 1932 Hitler gets elected as the president 1933 Hitler gains emergency power 1936 Mussolini helps Francisco Franco in the civil war May 22, 1939 The Pact of Steel (alliace between Italy and Germany) is made Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 starts Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ends