What kind of government did Mussolini establish in Italy?
MMUSSOLINI’S FASCIST MOVEMENT and his seizure of power in 1922 were important steps in the rise of dictatorships in Europe between the two world wars. Mussolini and his supporters were the first to call themselves “Fascists” — revolutionaries determined to create a new totalitarian state based on extreme nationalism and militarism.
Fascist Youth on ParadeTotalitarian governments in Italy and Nazi Germany established mass youth organizations to instill the values of national unity and train young soldiers for the state. These members of the Balila, Italy’s Fascist youth organization, raise their rifles in salute at a mass rally in 1939. (© Hulton-