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Italian leader [|Benito Mussolini] is from northern Italy, he was born in July of 1833. As a young boy Mussolini was poor, his father was a blacksmith while his mother was a teacher. [|Benito Mussolini] created the Fascist Party. They opposed communism. Mussolini had followers known as Black Shirts. Together they attacked many communists and socialists, thus gaining support of Italians. He led something known as a March on Rome. This was meant to frighten the Italian government so they would appoint him as the prime minister. When he was in office he appointed other fascists into office. [|Benito Mussolini] had many political beliefs. He banned all criticism of the government. When thing he believed in was, "Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state." (The Rise of Totalitarianism). In 1936 Italy joined Germany in the [|Axis Powers].
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