WAS MUSSOLINI A GOOD FASCIST
... An ambitious politician, Benito Mussolini, used the turmoil to gain power. Mussolini founded the Fascist party. ... In the early 1920s, Mussolini and his followers, known as Black Shirts, won the support of many Italians by attacking communists and socialists. Then in 1922, Mussolini led a "March on Rome" supposedly to prevent a communist revolution but in fact to frighten the government into naming him prime minister. Once in office, Mussolini increased his power by appointing Fascists to top offices, censoring the press, organizing a secret police, and banning any criticism of the government. ... An ambitious politician, Benito Mussolini, used the turmoil to gain power. Mussolini founded the Fascist party. ... In the early 1920s, Mussolini and his followers, known as Black Shirts, won the support of many Italians by attacking communists and socialists.