Benito Mussolini
What were the conditions of the dictator’s nation before he took power?
Italy was suffering from depression along with the rest of Europe.
How was the dictator able to come to power?
Mussolini earned national prominence because he was well known as a Italian socialist leader. The parliament liked his ideas and granted him full power for one year. However, he held this power for twenty years, by the use of military power.
What evidence do you see of the dictator being nationalistic?
Mussolini joined Italian socialist groups, even as a boy. He also preformed military service. At one point he was wounded.
What evidence do you see of the dictator being militaristic?
Mussolini gained his long term power through the use of military. Also, his policy was to meet every act of violence with a greater act of violence. He also supported militias, like a group called the Black Shirts.
What goals did the dictator have about territorial expansion?
Goal: wanted the world to follow by fascism. Took over many countries and then forced this idea upon them.
What did the dictator do with people who opposed him or stood in his way?
Mussolini did not hold massive killings like other WW2 dictators. He would simply just kill you if you got in his way. Because of this he did not have many enemies, therefore, there was no need for mass killings.
What evidence is there that the dictator disrespected human rights?
He would kill people who he thought or knew were against him. Even if they were innocent.
Italy was suffering from depression along with the rest of Europe.
How was the dictator able to come to power?
Mussolini earned national prominence because he was well known as a Italian socialist leader. The parliament liked his ideas and granted him full power for one year. However, he held this power for twenty years, by the use of military power.
What evidence do you see of the dictator being nationalistic?
Mussolini joined Italian socialist groups, even as a boy. He also preformed military service. At one point he was wounded.
What evidence do you see of the dictator being militaristic?
Mussolini gained his long term power through the use of military. Also, his policy was to meet every act of violence with a greater act of violence. He also supported militias, like a group called the Black Shirts.
What goals did the dictator have about territorial expansion?
Goal: wanted the world to follow by fascism. Took over many countries and then forced this idea upon them.
What did the dictator do with people who opposed him or stood in his way?
Mussolini did not hold massive killings like other WW2 dictators. He would simply just kill you if you got in his way. Because of this he did not have many enemies, therefore, there was no need for mass killings.
What evidence is there that the dictator disrespected human rights?
He would kill people who he thought or knew were against him. Even if they were innocent.