Portada 5

The rise of fascism

By agamatller

  • Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

    Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini
    Benito Mussolini joined the Socialist Party of Italy in 1900 and moved the military service in 1902 in Switzerland before he was deported to Italy in 1904 and served two years in the army.

  • Mussolini and the First World War

    Mussolini and the First World War
    After being in the army, Benito Mussolini became the editor of the socialist party newspaper Avanti.
    When the First World War began, the socialist party disapproved the Italian intervention but Mussolini supported the war so he was ejected from the party.
    This made him align himself with revolutionary nationalist beliefs and produced the pro-war newspaper in Popolo d'Italia.

  • Mussolini rejoins the army.

    Mussolini rejoins the army.
    In 1915, Mussolini rejoined the army and served in the war before an injury sent him back to his newspaper job.

  • Adolf Hitler and the fall of Germany

    Adolf Hitler and the fall of Germany
    In 1918 Germany lost the First World War and had to start paying for all the damages they did and this made a lot of people think they could won the war if the army hadn’t been betrayed by politicians and protesters. For Hitler these views became obsession and this made led him to pin the blame on Jews.

  • Hitler joins a political party.

    Hitler joins a political party.
    In 1919 Hitler joined a political party (German's Workers Party) by going to one of their meetings.

  • Mussolini creates the Italian combat squad

    Mussolini creates the Italian combat squad
    In 1919 Benito Mussolini created the Italian Combat Squad as an alternative to socialism.
    This coincided with a period of Italian social discord known as the "Biennial Rustle".

  • Benito Mussolini reaches the power.

    Benito Mussolini reaches the power.
    After the combat squad became the national fascist party in 1921 Benito Mussolini became the Minister of Italy in 1922. Then, in 1925, he made himself the dictator of Italy and took the title of: "ill duche" (the leader).

  • The crack of 1929.

    The crack of 1929.
    In 1929 the bubble of the U.S. exploded so they stopped giving loans to Germany.
    Hitler took advantage of people's anger because of the crack and manipulated speakings to make them vote for his political party.

  • Hitler reaches the power.

    Hitler reaches the power.
    Hitler, by manipulating speakings and using people's fear to communism reached the power in 1933.