Mussolini Pt I. Exploring the Undervalued Ties Between Mussolini and Hitler Pre WWII

Mussolini Pt I. Exploring the Undervalued Ties Between Mussolini and Hitler

 

Benito Mussolini was the Fascist leader of Italy from 1922-1945. You may know that. What you may not know is that he had a bizarrely similar pre-WWII with Adolf Hitler. More than that, he basically paved a path for Hitler to follow. He did this through creating Fascism and then taking over his government. He also did this through atrocities he committed in two major wars in the 1930s; wars that included concentration camps, chemical weapons, and trying to eliminate a culture to make room for Italians (who rightfully deserved these lands because Italians were superior people). Many more examples are within this episode... 

 

How and why did this happen? What did the Nazis learn from Mussolini? Why isn't this information more well known? How was Benito able to get away with this all? Why didn't the world react quickly to stop the Italians? What does this say about the rest of the world at this time?

 

We will explore all of these questions in part 1 of our exploration of Benito Mussolini and his influence on, and similarities with, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. 

 

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Chapters of this episode:

 

Introduction: 1:15

Ways to Support the Show: 7:50

Italy in WWI: 9:09

Mussolini & Hitler's Early Experiences: 14:10

Interesting & Important Anecdotes about their War Experiences: 21:12

Early Political Post WWI Experiences: 30:40

Pre-WWII Military Endeavors of Mussolini and what the Nazis Learned: 44:00

Philosophical Influences of Mussolini on the Nazis: 1:08:55

Conclusion: 1:21:10