Okraе›д‡: Mussoliniego

Mussolini rose to power using the ( Squadristi ), paramilitary wings that used "castor oil treatments," brutal beatings, and arson to destroy labor unions and socialist headquarters. The most infamous domestic act was the 1924 assassination of Giacomo Matteotti , a socialist deputy who dared to denounce fascist electoral fraud. Mussolini eventually claimed "moral responsibility" for the murder, signaling the end of parliamentary democracy. 2. Colonial Atrocities in Libya and Ethiopia

Mussolini’s cruelty wasn't always as industrial as Hitler’s, but it was fundamental to his philosophy of "everything within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state." OkraЕ›Д‡ Mussoliniego

While Mussolini often presented a milder face in Europe, his colonial campaigns were defined by extreme brutality: Mussolini rose to power using the ( Squadristi