He returned to Italy and became an editor of a socialist newspaper which he used as a means to promote his ideas and beliefs. This was the start of his propaganda which resulted in him gaining supporters including military veterans. He also gained support from Italy's lower class people. With this rising support, Mussolini formed the National Fascist party in 1919. Mussolini had difficulty sticking with one idea for long. He was unstable in politics and policies and contradicted himself many times. For this reason, Mussolini had to create his own form of government. At this point, he had enough power to take over the government and he declared a complete dictatorship. During this point in his life he gained respect from the Italian people. He built roads, harnessed rivers, increased production and ran the trains on time. The standard of living in Italy increased as a result and the Italian people loved Mussolini. Mussolini wanted to take over the government and he used his Blackshirt army as a threat. Italy's King Victor Emmanuel III wanted to negotiate with Mussolini and invited him to Rome to form a Ministry. Mussolini was named the new Prime-Minister of Italy on October 28, 1922. This further increased his fascist power. Italy at this point was going through a mild boom in the economy. Influential Italians trying to take advantage of the boom did not pay much attention to changes in the government. This allowed Mussolini to effect change without opposition. Under his new government policy, he developed corporations in every economic activity. All profits under the corporate state went to the government. Mussolini's next accomplishment was to form a treaty with the Church which would further increase his popularity and power. The treaty was signed in the early part of 1929. It was around this time that Adolph Hitler was coming into power in Germany. .
Adolph Hitler invited Mussolini to visit him for a meeting to discuss Austria's future.
