HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Stalin
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Hitler
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Mussolini
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Franco
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Detailed explanation-1: -Benito Mussolini was an Italian nationalist and the founder of Italian Fascism. He ruled Italy from 1922–1925 as Prime Minister, and from 1925–1943 as il Duce, the Fascist dictator.
Detailed explanation-2: -With his Blackshirts and other supporters swarming the streets of Rome, Mussolini demanded that the king appoint him prime minister. The king gave in, and at age 39, Mussolini became Italy’s youngest prime minister on October 29, 1922.
Detailed explanation-3: -Italy’s King, Victor Emmanuel III, refused to declare a state of emergency and impose martial law. Instead he dissolved the government and asked Mussolini to form a new one. Mussolini became both prime minister and interior minister, the latter post, critically, giving him control over the police.
Detailed explanation-4: -Luigi Facta, (born Nov. 16, 1861, Pinerolo, Italy-died Nov. 5, 1930, Rome), Italy’s last prime minister before the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini gained power (Oct.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mussolini led Italy, alright: he led it straight into disaster. After the Allies invaded North Africa in late 1942, war came to Italy’s doorstep. First it was bombing raids on Italian cities, which possessed only rudimentary antiaircraft defenses.