1. The Rise of Mussolini and Fascism
... groups breaking up strikes, fighting with workers in the streets, or ousting the Red Leagues from lands occupied in the countryside. The Rise of Mussolini "I am fascism," said Benito Mussolini, and indeed, the success of the Italian fascist movement depended heavily on his leadership. Mussolini (1883–1945) was the son of a Turmoil between the Wars socialist blacksmith. His ... disregard the rule of law where they thought it appropriate. Nearexterminationist policies practised against some native peoples provided, with hindsight, precedents for the Holocaust. Italy: Making History with...
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