REA 10th Edition pg. 254-271 Ch. 8 (1890-1945)
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European History [1]
REA Chapter 8 Pages 254-271
Benito Mussolini and Italian Fascism
Benito MS, named bu his Socialist blacksmith father after the Mexican rev, Benito Juarez, was born in 1883
After a brief teaching stint, he went to Switzerland to avoid military service but returned and became active in Socialist politics
In 1912, he became editor of the party’s newspaper, Avanti
After the outbreak of world War, he broke with the party over involvement in the war and began to espouse nationalist ideas that became the mucleus of his fascist movement
Then opened his own newspaper, Popolo d’Italia (The People of Italy) to voice his ideas
Drafted into military service in 1915 and badly wounded