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=Benito Mussolini= = =

Benito Mussolini was born in 1883 in northeast Italy. His father was a blacksmith and his mother was a school teacher. They were a poor family but did the best they could. His father was [|socialist] and a republican and did not believe in monarchy; He shared and taught these beliefs with his son as well. He was a firm believer that Italians should live under Italian rule. Mussolini quickly developed a strong interpretation of this belief. He refused to accept people living under the rule of Austria and wanted to take it into his own hands to change this.

He traveled to Switzerland and France and was forced to live rough because of his lack of obvious skills. He got involved with some Italian socialists who worked in Switzerland and his power grew from there. He returned to Italy to an area call Trentino and began rebelling. He encouraging [|trade unions] and attacked the catholic church's. He then went to Po Valley to help with better wages for farmers and became the secretary of the local socialist party in Forli. He was strongly against the Italians [|attacking Libya in North Africa in 1911] and he led demonstrations against it. He was sent to prison as punishment but it ended up only getting himself recognized by socialist movements outside of Forli and further increased his fame. He was honored with the job of editor of “Avanti”, the socialist newspaper. He later was expelled from the socialist party for others believing that he had changed his stance.

Trueman, Chris BA. "Benito Mussolini." // History Learning Site //. Chris Trueman BA. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. .