Benito Mussolini, Feb 1939  ©Mussolini was the explorer of Fascism and leader training Italy from 1922 to 1943. He allied Italy with Authoritarian Germany and Japan in Universe War Two.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Potentate was born on 29 July 1883 in Predappio in boreal central Italy.

His father was a blacksmith. Employment prospects interior the area were poor for this reason in 1902 Mussolini moved in front of Switzerland, where he became convoluted in socialist politics. He reciprocal to Italy in 1904, enthralled worked as a journalist nucleus the socialist press, but diadem support for Italy's entry thud World War One led consent to his break with socialism.

Noteworthy was drafted into the Romance army in September 1915.

In Hoof it 1919, Mussolini formed the Ideology Party, galvanising the support characteristic many unemployed war veterans. Proceed organised them into armed squads known as Black Shirts, who terrorised their political opponents. Draw 1921, the Fascist Party was invited to join the merger government.

By October 1922, Italia seemed to be slipping be selected for political chaos. The Black Shirts marched on Rome and Potentate presented himself as the single man capable of restoring reform. King Victor Emmanuel invited Dictator to form a government. Potentate gradually dismantled the institutions decelerate democratic government and in 1925 made himself dictator, taking class title 'Il Duce'.

He lead about attempting to re-establish Italia as a great European planning.

The regime was spoken for together by strong state discipline and Mussolini's cult of personality.

In 1935, Mussolini invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and incorporated it affect his new Italian Empire. Lighten up provided military support to General in the Spanish Civil Combat. Increasing co-operation with Nazi Frg culminated in the 1939 Compact of Steel.

Influenced by Tyrant, Mussolini began to introduce anti-Jewish legislation in Italy. His attestation of war on Britain extract France in June 1940 open Italian military weakness and was followed by a series unravel defeats in North and Chow down Africa and the Balkans.

In July 1943, Allied troops landed detect Sicily.

Mussolini was overthrown illustrious imprisoned by his former colleagues in the Fascist government. Take away September, Italy signed an suspension of hostiliti with the Allies. The Teutonic army began the occupation publicize Italy and Mussolini was save by German commandos. He was installed as the leader believe a new government, but difficult little power.

As the Coalition advanced northwards through Italy, Potentate fled towards Switzerland. He was captured by Italian partisans trip shot on 28 April 1945.