Research Paper On Benito Mussolini

What is a dictator? A dictator is a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. Benito Mussolini was a dictator of Italy. He had much help and helped other powerful dictators of this time. He was always very violent, even when he was young. Mussolini rose to power after the Great War (WWI). As quickly as he did rise to power, he fell even faster from power. Like all powerful and memorable dictators, Mussolini did have some significant facts and events in his life that people should remember.

Biography

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born July 29, 1883. He was born in Dovia di Predappio, Forli, Italy. Benito was the eldest of three children. He showed very high intelligence, but was disobedient.

His disobedience showed mostly in school. Mussolini was expelled from several school; however, he still obtained a teaching degree and worked for as a schoolmaster for several years.
Rose to Power
Benito Mussolini rose to power during World War I.

He condemned it at first, but quickly realized it was an opportunity. Mussolini joined the Italian army in 1915. He fought on the front lines, reached rank of corporal, and was wounded and discharged from the army. Benito also rose to power by being involved and starting political activities. He was involved in the Italian government. When the Italian government signed the Treaty of Versailles, Mussolini thought the government was weak about giving up so much, so quickly. He organized right-wing ground, which in March 1919 formed into the Fascist party. He also organized para-military unit called the Black Shirts. The Black Shirts terrorized political opponents and helped increase Fascist influencers. In 1922 Italy was in political chaos, so Benito Mussolini declared that he could only restore and give authority. During this time he dismantled the democratic institutions as well. During 1925, he made himself dictator of Italy. He added the title II Dulce. The only thing Benito did to help other people is carried out extensive public work programs and reduced unemployment

rates.
While in Power
While Mussolini was in power of Italy, he invaded Abyssinia (modern day Ethiopia) in 1935. He incorporated Abyssinia into his Italian Empire. Mussolini helped many strong dictators during his dictatorship. One of the dictators was Franco Francisco, Benito provided military support during the Spanish Civil War. Another dictator, was Adolf Hitler. Benito had increasing co-operation with Nazi Germany, which cumulated into the Pact of Steel in 1939. Hitler influenced Benito to make an anti-Jewish legislation in Italy. Benito Mussolini declared war on Britain and France in June 1940. By doing that, it exposed the weakness of the Italian Army. Followed by that defeat was more multiples series of defeats from North and East Africa and the Balkans.
Fall from Power
Benito Mussolini had a great reign of Italy and even a greater fall from power.

In 1942 there a conference called the Casablanca Conference. The Casablanca Conference had Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt had a plan to take out Italy and force Germany to move troops. July 1943 Allied forces secured the beachhead of Sicily and marched up the Italian Peninsula. Mussolini was pressured to resign and quickly arrested afterwards. German commanders later prosecuted him. Mussolini moved his government to the northernside of Italy to hopefully regain influence amongst the Italians. June 4, 1944, Rome was liberated by

Allied
forces and marched on to take control of Italy again.
Significant Facts and Events
Benito Mussolini was an interesting person. Even at a young age, Mussolini was violent. At age 10, he was expelled from a religious school because he stabbed a classmate in the hand. He admitted that he had knifed (stab someone with a knife) a girlfriend in the arm. May 1922 Benito had a dual against rival newspaper editor. The other person left the battle with approximately 100 wounds. He was socialist because of his father before he ever became a fascist. Italian government leaders never stopped Benito’s insurrection. During 1920-1922 the time of his insurrection, he had minimal interference from the police or Italian military. The police and military let him cause property damage and kill two thousand political opponents. The government also let him beat or force citizen to drink castor oil. Benito Mussolini did not truly become dictator until 1925. He was anti-Church before becoming pro-Church. During WWI, Italy’s army performed disastrous.
Benito Mussolini was a dictator who rose to power and fell from power like any memorable dictator. The country he chose to reign over was Italy. He was a great dictator in comparison to Adolf Hitler.