oct 29, 1922 - Mussolini’s becomes Italian leader

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On October 29th, 1922 Benito Mussolini ruled as a prime minister and led coalition of fascist leaders to Rome and forced the king to yeild the goverment.
He argued that only a strong leader could unite the people and overcome Italy's postwar mass unemployment, chaotic political party conflicts and strikes by the socialists and communists.
In 2021, the Italian King Victor Emmanuel lll dissolved Parliament amidst growing voilence and chaos. The elections brought a huge win for the Fascists meaning in 2022, Mussolini had taken the seat as a deputy in parliament.
Mussolini had a great talent in Journalism but this didn't mean he would make a great deputy in parliament.
Although there were a few positives like Mussolini building roads, bridges and other buildings. Mussolini also had industrial production go down, imports and exports were down and the rate of unemployment went up.







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(Britannica, n.d.)

(www.crf-usa.org, n.d.)

(www.crf-usa.org, n.d.)

(Cato.org, 2021)

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