Question

What was Benito Mussolini’s main strategy to gain power in Italy?


Promising to abolish the monarchy immediately


Using fear of communism and violence through the Black Shirts


Negotiating peacefully with opposition parties


Promoting communism to gain worker support

Answer 1

Using fear of communism and violence through the Black Shirts.

Mussolini built support by leading paramilitary Blackshirt squads to intimidate opponents and provoke fear of a communist takeover, which helped him win backing from conservatives, business leaders and the king — culminating in the 1922 March on Rome and his appointment as prime minister.