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Fascist Leader and Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini

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Mussolini was also an opportunist and one whose craving for power was dominated by the force he used to obtain and maintain it. Extremely bright and well educated, Mussolini moved  wherever opportunities existed and when it was obvious that the governmental system in Italy was weak, he was able to dominate the system and declare himself "Il Duce" as a  dictator. During the 1920s and the 1930s, it can be said that the Fascist Regime owed its existence to Mussolini and his Fascist colleagues supported his leadership, and were persecuted  if they did not. During World War II however, when Mussolini felt his best course of action was to join the Germans, this not only led to a great deal  of dissension within Italy but also led to a great deal of military losses on behalf of the Italian army. The Fascists blamed Mussolini for their losses and had him  arrested. Although he was later rescued by the Germans and set up his own regime in Northern Italy, he was eventually executed by Italian partisans. Mussolinis drive and charisma made  him a dominant dictator who was accepted by the Italians and aided by the media during the strong times yet was blamed and condemned by the Fascists and Italians during  Italys defeat. Born in Predappio, Italy on July 29, 1883, Benito Mussolini would one day become the leader of the Fascist party and  ultimately dictator. His father, Alessandro a blacksmith was an ardent socialist and Mussolini followed in his fathers footsteps. He became a school teacher in 1901 and immigrated to Switzerland. Unable  to find employment there, he was arrested for vagrancy and returned to Italy to fulfill his military service. During his time in Switzerland he spent a great deal of time