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In 1902, Benito Mussolini moved to Switzerland to promote socialism. While participating in political demonstrations, he was caught by Swiss authorities and was eventually expelled from the country but returned to Italy to continued promoting socialism. He was briefly imprisoned but when released he became editor of a newspaper called, Avanti (meaning "Forward"), which expanded his influence. Mussolini was part of a group of socialists and they initially halted Italy's entry into World War I, but he eventually saw the war as an opportunity for his country to become powerful. His change in attitude broke ties with fellow socialists, and he was expelled from the organization. He then joined the Italian army in 1915. After the war, Mussolini resumed his political interests, and organized several groups into a single group to form the Fascist Party. By 1922, as Italy fell into political chaos, so Mussolini declared that he was the only person who could restore order and was given the authority. He gradually got rid of all democratic institutions, and by 1925, had made himself dictator. Meanwhile Adolf Hitler was impressed with Italy's early military successes, and wanted to establish a relationship with Benito Mussolini. By 1939, the two countries had signed a military alliance which was named the "Pact of Steel." Sadly, Mussolini was influenced by Hitler and started to enforce discrimination policies against the Jews in Italy. Then in 1942, Churchill and Roosevelt came up with a plan to take Italy out of the war. Allied forces in Sicily began marching up the Italian peninsula and, Mussolini was forced to resign and was arrested. After being rescued by Germans, Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci, attempted to escape to Switzerland, but were captured and executed the next day. Mussolini promised his people Roman glory, but he actually brought them only war and misery

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