He
managed to assume almost all parts of govt offices & its power in order to
regain control of the economy, and in a short period of time, Mussolini was
successful in stabilizing & taking country out of economy turmoil. He
became known as ‘ll Duce’ meaning the leader.
His Qualities
as a Leader : Physical Quality – he had
an attractive and dynamic appearance, energy and height; Mental Quality – he
was intelligent and had the ability to lead; Personality – he was aggressive a
leader, enthusiastic and self confident; Task Related Quality – He was an
Initiator and had an achievement drive which made him to achieve his goals.
Mussolini was perceived
as the BEST of the leaders; Mussolini’s style of leadership – AUTHORATIVE &
at a certain also EXPERT; Performed
Leadership Roles – Educating, Communicating & Leading the Change; Mussolini’s Leadership was a result of Strong
Will – Power & Hardwork ; Mussolini was an Autocratic Leader
& gained followers by striking fear into them with his secret police force; Mussolini’s followers – some asset meaning that made impossible things
possible, some neutral who made possible things possible & some liabilities
who made possible things impossible; Mussolini was made leader by King
Victor Emmanuel II.
Mussolini’s Success:
1.
His
early achievements were as follows: In 1904 to 1914 Mussolini was journalist and editor for Avanti
(McMillan); the he joined
Italian army at the start of WWI
- World War 1;
the War
injury in 1917 allowed Mussolini to become editor of Popolo d’Italia - this Newspaper strongly demanded Allies to support Italy’s
demands at Paris Peace Conference.
2.
Followings factors helped Mussolini
rise to power : Mussolini
took advantage of Italy’s poor conditions and was able to show his leadership
skillsr; then Mussolini
attacked Vittorio Orlando because he failed to get Italy’s objectives with the
Treaty of Versailles; also Mussolini Formed the Black Shirts Militia; and
thereafter Appointed Prime Minister by King Emmanuel III in 1922 to avoid
communist revolution in Italy as King
thought that
3.
Mussolini as a Dictator: Carried out extensive public-works program; Fascists tried
improving various sectors of Italian affairs like- Cultivation of more lands;
Irrigation of the marshes; Production of corn; Railway and road network
improvements; Lowered unemployment rates. Also in 1929 – Mussolini won
jurisdiction of the Vatican through an agreement with the Papacy; He Captured capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, in May
1936; Signed non-military alliance with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany in
October 1936; Invaded and captured Albania in 1939 and Also signed Pact of
Steel with Nazi Germany in 1939.
4.
Mussolini’s Post Dismissal
Achievements like: Mussolini Rescued from
prison by Adolf Hitler and Otto Skorzeny on September 13, 1943 and After
rescue, Mussolini set up a Salo Republic which was Fascist regime in Herman
which occupied Northern Italy and also Arrested and executed five people that
voted against him on the Fascist Grand Council out of which One of those five
was his son-in-law, Galaezzo Ciano.