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Rising inflation and unemployment contributed to widespread social unrest. Mussolini took advantage of the crisis to attract the public. Because of these economic problems, people were desperate for a leader.

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Mussolini censored radio and broadcasts to only broadcast or publish Fascist doctrines. He marked what was right and wrong on newspapers and criticized newspapers that wrote something he didn’t agree with.

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Mussolini started a campaign to overthrow the government, groups of Fascists marched. He later became Prime minister.

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To get the religious people to his side, Mussolini established a good relationship with the pope. There was an increase of money to the church,

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He was charming and appealed to his audience. This made him a cunning leader.

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He abolished all parties except for Fascists. He used terror and violence to enforce his policies. His secret police jailed his opponents. He had a private army of "Black Shirts". He chose people that he could trust for his cabinet.

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Mussolini started new projects that improved the economy. He improved the public train system, improved telephones, and did housing projects.

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The church and the state merged. As a result, the church and government were on good terms.

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Basic human liberties were denied. There was no freedom of press or freedom of speech.