Benito Mussolini had a long and disastrous story on his way to become the leader of Italy. He become one of the most known leaders of WWII. He would put himself in history for what he did in Italy. How did Benito Mussolini make his mark in history? To learn the truth, you have to go back to when he was born. Benito Mussolini was born July 29, 1883 in Dovia di Predappio, Italy. His father was Alessandro Mussolini and his mother was Rosa Mussolini. He had one brother whose name was Arnaldo Mussolini and one sister, Edvige Mussolini. As a child Benito was very smart, but was as a bully. He was expelled from school as a teenager for stabbing a kid in the hand with a knife.
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The result of the battle was a disastrous defeat for Italy and had to be extracted by the Germans. After the defeat, Mussolini tried to support Hitler’s 1941 campaign in Russia. That also ended in a defeat due to the ill equipped Italian troops. Italy then tried to push south and take North Africa, but that also ended with the German saving them. After this attack, Hitler would take precautions in case Italy might fall. In WWII Italy did poorly when up against the allied forces. Mussolini would try to take many parts of Africa but would be pushed every time until they got help from Hitler. Mussolini like Hitler also used concentrations camps and poison gas during the war. Eventually Italy would lose their small hold on Africa and pushed back by the ally forces. The ally forces knew that they could exploit Italy’s poor military and attacked Italy. In 1943 Mussolini finally was overthrown in Italy and was arrested. Mussolini was sent to a prison where he would of stayed for the rest of the war. Hitler already knew that Italy’s fall was inevitable and broke Mussolini out of prison. Mussolini was went and became the leader of the northern Italy for the rest of the war. Mussolini wanted to regain his influence in Italy but he knew that he was in puppet government set up by
When he was old enough, he joined the Socialist party. In 1915 he married …show more content…
The result of the battle was a disastrous defeat for Italy and had to be extracted by the Germans. After the defeat, Mussolini tried to support Hitler’s 1941 campaign in Russia. That also ended in a defeat due to the ill equipped Italian troops. Italy then tried to push south and take North Africa, but that also ended with the German saving them. After this attack, Hitler would take precautions in case Italy might fall. In WWII Italy did poorly when up against the allied forces. Mussolini would try to take many parts of Africa but would be pushed every time until they got help from Hitler. Mussolini like Hitler also used concentrations camps and poison gas during the war. Eventually Italy would lose their small hold on Africa and pushed back by the ally forces. The ally forces knew that they could exploit Italy’s poor military and attacked Italy. In 1943 Mussolini finally was overthrown in Italy and was arrested. Mussolini was sent to a prison where he would of stayed for the rest of the war. Hitler already knew that Italy’s fall was inevitable and broke Mussolini out of prison. Mussolini was went and became the leader of the northern Italy for the rest of the war. Mussolini wanted to regain his influence in Italy but he knew that he was in puppet government set up by