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Italy in World War II (view source)
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In October 1922, out of a fear of a communist takeover, Mussolini gathered his ''Black Shirts'' and marched on Rome. Once there, [[King Victor Emmanuel III]] asked Mussolini to form a government and restore order. Over the next three years, Mussolini dismantled the democracy , and in 1925, he declared himself dictator of Italy. He took the title ''Il Duce'' - literally, "The Leader".
In October 1922, out of a fear of a communist takeover, Mussolini gathered his ''Black Shirts'' and marched on Rome. Once there, [[King Victor Emmanuel III]] asked Mussolini to form a government and restore order. Over the next three years, Mussolini dismantled the democracy , and in 1925, he declared himself dictator of Italy. He took the title ''Il Duce'' - literally, "The Leader".
==Spanish Civil War==
On the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]], Mussolini backed General [[Francisco Franco]] and his Nationalist forces and during the first three months of the fighting sent 90 Italian aircraft and modernized the cruiser "Canaris".
==Balkans==
==Balkans==