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Stalin's Influence On Benito Mussolini

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Benito Mussolini came to power in the beginning of World War I as a leading proponent of Facism. He was originally a revolutionary socialist, but later created the paramilitary fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. Mussolini then allied himself with Adolf Hitler, to help him gain more power and control over Italy. When Lenin suffered his first stroke, Stalin helped kept the government in order while he was recovering. Stalin began criticizing how the government were handling business and eventually took complete control by 1930 by eliminating his enemies. As a result of being able to siege that much power in so little time, he dominated the Politburo, the Soviet Union's legislature. In 1934, Stalin organized the murder

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