the rise of Hitler and Mussolini By paulaferni10 Jul 29, 1883 Benito Mussolini was born Apr 20, 1889 Adolf Hitler was born 1900 Mussolini joined the socialist party 1902 Mussolini moved to Switzerland 1904 Mussolini was deported 1915 Mussolini re-joined the socialist party 1919 Mussolini created the Italian combat squad 1921 The combat squad became the national fascist 1922 The march on Rome resulted in the fascist seizing power Oct 31, 1922 Mussolini became the 40th Prime minister of Italy 1925 Mussolini made himself dictator 1929 Benito's latter impact 1929 The great Depression 1932 Hitler ran for president 1933 The parliament buillding was set on fire 1936 Mussolini sent military aid to Spanish dictator Francisco Franco 1938 Mussolini adopted the anti-semitic manifesto of race 1939 The pact of Steel solidified the Rome Berlin axis 1942 Mussolini steadily lost support Apr 28, 1945 Benito Mussolini died Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler died