World History Benito Ms. Avar Point Value: Mussolini TEACHER KEY /5 (Video Notes) Instructions:Watch the video to complete the information below. If absent, see sample binder or webpage

1. What influence did his 2. Describe Benito’s 3. Why did Benito leave socialist father have on violent behavior Italy and go to Switzerland? Benito? during his youth.

Taught him to defy - Bully To escape military service authority & rebel - Throwing stones - Stabbed a student

4. What did Benito dislike 5. Why did Benito love 6. How was and rebel against in terms of his career in journalism? Mussolini involved politics in Italy? in WWI? - Church Gave him the power to - King make up stories and Signed up for - Government used media to control combat – 17 - Censorship the population months fighting

7. What was happening in 8. What did 9. What political party did Italy in 1919? Mussolini promise Mussolini create? to do for the people of Italy? Fascism Chaos / brink of civil war / - Crush the unemployment / strikes / communists fearing communism - restore law and What was his nickname? order Il Duce / “The Boss” - lower unemployment 10. Mussolini convinced 11. When the King felt 12. Describe people he was the one man threatened by Mussolini’s Mussolini's alive who could do what for following, what political personality. Italy? position was Mussolini Deeply insecure: granted? overcompensated Bring back the “glory by being charming days” Prime Minister or threatening

13. How could he win 14. What did 15. Between 1925 and 1926 over almost anyone / Mussolini do to how many assassination what was his “art”? make sure that no attempts were made on his other political party life? His words would be a threat? 3 Eliminated all political parties ( Turn over - MORE except Fascist QUESTIONS ON party BACK!!) 16. Whose support did 17. What would 18. How did Hitler feel Mussolini really want? Mussolini do to the about Mussolini? newspapers? The Catholic Church Mussolini was his hero Censor them / mark what he thought was How did Mussolini feel right/wrong about Hitler?

He never liked him

19. What did Hitler do to 20. How old were 21. What was the first offend Mussolini? you when you had to country Mussolini invaded start military in an effort to be an Murdered his Austrian training in Italy? Imperializing power? ally 8 Ethiopia

22. How had Hitler changed 23. Did Mussolini share 24. How did 25. Did the general Italian since his visit to Italy? Hitler’s viewpoint on Mussolini’s actions population want to go to anti-Semitism (hatred of contradict (go war? Jews)? against) his Developed a sense of viewpoint? superiority / became a No No stronger leader He took away the freedom of Italian Jews 26. How did the Nazi-Soviet 27. Was Italy really 28. When Mussolini non-aggression pact affect as powerful as became ill, what was Mussolini? Mussolini boasted? Hitler’s reaction?

Worried that his fight vs. No Thought Mussolini had communism would weaken become weak and started & not ready to enter into to prepare his troops to the war Germany was possibly take over Italy about to start

29. How did Hitler respond 30. What did the Italian 31. How do some current to the arrest of Mussolini? population do with the Italians feel about bodies of Mussolini and Mussolini? his comrades? Startled and threatened – They hung them, Some hate him / went in to rescue Mussolini dragged them through the streets, spit on and some are neo-Fascists kicked them (want to have a revival of fascism)

32. In your opinion, why do you think Italy allowed somebody like Mussolini to have so much power?

Could you have guessed how it would end for Mussolini? Explain: