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On the 23 March 1919 after a series of Communist demonstrations, the almost forgotten Mussolini decided to attempt to revive his Fascist movement. A meeting was held in a hall in a Milan and was attended by some fifty malcontents. From this seemingly small and insignificant event the Fascio di Combattimento' (Combat Group) was born. Initially, it would seem that the Fasci were destined for failure with none of their candidates including Mussolini winning a single seat in the 1919 elections. Amazingly, in a little over ten years, this party would be ruling Italy. By the end of 1919, Mussolini possessed just over 2% of the vote in Milan, less than 5000 votes against 170,000 for the Socialists(Hoyt 34). It seemed as though the fascist party was dead; the Socialists were so confident of their success that they staged a mock funeral in Milan stopping outside Mussolini's house to invite him to ...

Posted by: Novelett Roberts

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