1) Benito Mussolini started his career as a teacher in Italy before fleeing to Switzerland to avoid military service and later joined the Socialist Party as a writer.
2) After World War 1, Mussolini promised to restore Italy's glory like the Roman Empire and threatened to give control of the country to fascists, leading King Victor Emmanuel III to accept Mussolini as leader.
3) Mussolini established a fascist regime in Italy, closed other political parties, and invested in infrastructure to reduce unemployment while becoming an inspiration for Adolf Hitler's rise.