Mussolini’s long road to his rise of Power began in the years of the First World War with the involvement of Italy on behalf of its Allies. A couple of years later, the year of 1919 saw Mussolini suffer a humiliating defeat in the November elections of 1919. His entrance into parliament however then came in the later elections of 1921 after the formation of the Blackshirts – also known as, the Squadristi, who were used to break up strikes and riots caused amongst the people of Italy due to Italy’s poor economic and political instability, in which Italy suffered a rise of 500% inflation and high rates of unemployment. It was later established at the end of Mussolini’s rise to power, compared to Germany’s Hitler, Mussolini’s road to Dictatorship took longer than of Hitler’s.
Italy was deeply affected economically and socially by the World War 1. Mussolini blamed communists for the degradation of the Italians, hence he portrayed fascism as bulwark against the communists.
Fascism was a form of aggressive nationalism. Fascists believed that the nation was more important than the individual. They argued that individualism made countries weak and that a strong government needs a dictator.
Weary of strikes and riots, many Italians welcomed Mussolini's leadership. With the support of industrialists, landowners, and the Roman Catholic Church, in 1919 Mussolini founded Italy's Fascist Party.
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