Mussolini's motivation was nationalism. First off, nationalism, Mussolini was a nationalist because he wanted had a love for his country and wanted to make it great. He came up with the 3 battles plan. One part of this plan was the Battle of the Lira, was to restore the lira(the currency at the time). The Battle for Land, was to try to expand and imperialize. An example of this was when Italy took control of Ethiopia. The final battle was The Battle for Grain. This was to try to grow grain cheaply to help grow the economy and make bread affordable for everyone (thehistorylearningsite).Also, he wanted to make Italy the new Roman Empire(Ducksters). The Roman Empire controlled most of Europe, the Middle East, and some of North Africa. It ruled
