: JosephMac and Clement, I encourage you to read up more about Mussolini and World War I. Here's a sample to bring you up to speed: "Because of his beliefs, Mussolini was supportive of World War I and tried to push Italians to support and join the fight. ... he founded a newspaper for war propaganda to urge Italians to want to get involved in the war."[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1450352/hitler_and_mussolini_during_world_war.html] Socialists generally opposed World War I as a though it were a "capitalistic war," and Mussolini's change in position as a leading socialist towards favoring Italy's entry on the side of the capitalistic Britain and France was pivotal.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:42, 26 April 2009 (EDT) | : JosephMac and Clement, I encourage you to read up more about Mussolini and World War I. Here's a sample to bring you up to speed: "Because of his beliefs, Mussolini was supportive of World War I and tried to push Italians to support and join the fight. ... he founded a newspaper for war propaganda to urge Italians to want to get involved in the war."[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1450352/hitler_and_mussolini_during_world_war.html] Socialists generally opposed World War I as a though it were a "capitalistic war," and Mussolini's change in position as a leading socialist towards favoring Italy's entry on the side of the capitalistic Britain and France was pivotal.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:42, 26 April 2009 (EDT) |