Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini is the youngest Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922. From Intel they believe that Benito Mussolini decided to go into the war because he is trying to keep Italy safe and not to have to pay for the war. Many Italians especially liked Benito Mussolini taking over the Italian government. All of Italy thinks of Benito Mussolini as the hero of Italy. Not too long ago Benito changed the Italian government and now all the rights of the Italians have been taken away, freedoms lost are the freedom of speech and that opposing parties against the new Italian Government are not allowed. In 1924 Mussolini's henchmen kidnapped the socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti who was one of the Italian Government's most hated critics.

When Benito Mussolini started to attack other countries the first country he invaded was Ethiopia and they didn't have a chance. Mussolini knew that if he could not reach a peace agreement that Italy wouldn't have a chance World War II. Benito Mussolini was tricked into joining the German Government because he thought it wouldn't cost as much to fight the German rather than the Allies. He watched from the sidelines as Hitler attacked and kept on winning victories in the war. He has hoped for a lose for Germany because he wants to be able to have room to breathe.He doesn't want the pressure of fighting along Germany's side. Mussolini finally decided that it was time to pay Hitler for his protection of Italy. He decided to attack Albania and Greece to pay back Hitler during the year of 1940. When the Allies attacked Sicily Mussolini knew it was just a mater of time until the people and the Fascist Government would turn on him.

On July 24th, The Fascist Grand Council dismissed Benito Mussolini from the office of Dictatorship. The next day Mussolini still went to his office and denied any such removal. Later that day the Royal Command arrested him at the steps of the Villa Savoia before the king. He was sent to a prison on the Island of Ponza. He was then transferred to the coast of Sardinia. He finally was sent to the high hotel of Grand Sasso d'Italia the mountains. Eventually he was rescued by the Germans. Everyone thought that it would be impossible to rescue him. German Commandos on September 12, 1943 rescued him with their Hang Gliders.

Instead of letting Germany have control of the Government of Italy. Mussolini decided to suggest to Hitler that he could use the new Fascist Government to execute the members of the Grand Council. The Grand Council included Mussolini's son-in-law Ciano who he dared to vote against him. Mussolini decided to wait because he knew that the Fascist Government shouldn't have stayed with the Germany Alliance. While German defenses broke down the partisan? Leader of Italy decided that Mussolini should be executed. Mussolini rejected the advice to leave the country. He instead traveled to Valtellina trying to make a final stand at the mountains. His problem was that only some men could follow him there. His efforts at disguising himself as a German official was fatal. He was shot on April 28, 1945. The Italians weren't effected by Mussolini's death.Many of them didn't really care for Mussolini, because he had led the Italians into WWII.

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Benito Mussolini

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