Why Did Mussolini Become a Virtual Dictator By 1925?

The political war, which Mussolini faced for the fight for Italy, was a war where he suffered no casualties at all. The fact was the political state of Italy was so weak that no parties would join together to fight against Fascism which meant that Fascism could easily prosper in the Italian political scene. The parties such as the PSI group and PPI group could have easily stopped the Fascism party from flourishing but since they were such fierce rivals and could not agree on anything this meant that Mussolini could easily achieve success politically in Italy. The weakness of the other parties was crucial to the success of Mussolini because it meant that he did not need to fight in an area for which he lacked experience or any depth into the political scene at all and so he was lucky to win the political scene. But we must understand that he won not due to his own means but due to the means of others.

Another crucial means of which Mussolini achieved power was Mussolini's own abilities. Mussolini was a man rich in character and his greatest ability was by using the use of his mouth during speeches. Mussolini was a terrific speaker; he could lighten up a dull crowd in a matter of minutes after charging them with his future view of Italy, explaining to the people of Italy how great of a nation he will build Italy and how proud them will feel to be Italian. He was a very patriotic man and he wanted Italy to be the most superior nation in the world, he wanted the people of Italy to be proud to be Italian. This was what Mussolini was, he was not looking to destroy Italy by burying it under Fascism but he wanted Fascism to work side by side with Italy to become a world nation and to develop into a world-leading nation.

A different factor, which debatably helped Mussolini, was the crucial element of luck. Mussolini was a very lucky man in some aspects although he did achieve power legitimately he was helped during his road to success by luck. If he was not lucky then why were all the political parties so weak, if he was not lucky why did socialism crush Fascism before it became powerful, if Mussolini was not lucky then why did Fascism succeed so well. Although the argument is not sensible it is an argument that can be debated and if it were to be argued if Mussolini was a lucky man or not, the outcome would undoubtedly be yes.

Overall Mussolini achieved power of Italy due to several different reasons each different from the next. Mussolini was an admirable leader and although it can be argued that he was unfavorable during his reign as virtual dictator of Italy, his road to success was marked with achievements and features that would be unrecognizable in a man such as himself. He became leader due to his own means and he only helped himself in becoming ultimate leader of the Italian nation.