How did Benito Mussolini become prime minister of Italy?

A. Mussolini was elected to the position of prime minister after the Fascist Party won the general election of 1925.

B. Thousands of fascists marched on Rome in 1922 and demanded that Mussolini be given political power.

C. Mussolini belonged to the family that ran the parliamentary monarchy government in Italy at that time.

D. The Italian king feared a civil war when fascists marched on Rome, so he named Mussolini prime minister.

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Shaylee Ingram · Answer 1

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Mussolini and his fascist party had marched on Rome declaring that only Mussolini and his party could save Italy from an impending doom.