history question?

[kacieesmth]

in what conditions in postwar Italy led the Italians to follow the fascist party?

[anobium625]

I assume that by 'postwar,' you mean after World War I.

Benito Mussolini was a socialist editor who agitated for Italy to enter World War I against Germany. The war ended in a German defeat, but Italy was given little of the credit and, in common with much of the world, fell upon bad economic times. This was the 'red scare' period when politicians and owners were worried that their workmen would try to emulate communist Russian by overthrowing the establishment. When a general strike broke out, Mussolini advocated stern measures, and the Italian King chose him to put down the strikers, which he did. Once in power, he fed the people with propaganda about a revival of the Roman Empire centered upon Italian control of the Mediterranean. He gained more popular support when the French government, for reasons of their own, sided with him in a border dispute with Greece. Soon he had people shouting his name and, no one objecting, continued with territorial conquests that led him into a league with Nazi Germany. He was supported in England for his opposition to communism and for 'making the trains run on time.' When the tide turned against Italy in World War II, he was arrested and murdered.

[baby gurl]

Italy was in a Depression of there own .......................Then Benito Mussolini took over and The work Fascism means a bundle of rods tied around an ax handle and that symboliced Unity and Strenghth.........And he told the people that he would restore glory and honor of the old days.......Then he took over Italy