1. The Rise of Mussolini and Fascism
Social conflict over land, wages, and local power caused friction in the countryside as well as in urban centers. Governments were often seen as corrupt, indecisive, and defeatist. ... And though Mussolini had "legally" been granted his power, he immediately began to establish a one-party dictatorship. ... He began to reorganize the economy and labor, taking away the power of the country's labor movement. ... Indeed, the government quickly aligned with big business, creating more of a corrupt bureaucracy than a revolutionary economy. ...
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