Twentieth-Century Caesar: The Dramatic Story of the Rise and Fall of a Dictator (Jules Archer History for Young Readers)
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- Synopsis
- Benito Mussolini was a man of many contradictions but with one driving ambition: to rule Italy and restore it to the power and splendor of the ancient Roman Empire, with himself as the new Caesar. He became the founder of the Fascist movement and dictator of all of Italy.The son of a poor blacksmith who was an ardent Socialist, Mussolini grew up in an atmosphere of political agitation. He taught school for a brief time and then became a fiery journalist, attacking the government with a violence that caused him to be imprisoned eleven times before he was thirty. He was a genuine idealist, but he was also an opportunist. Mussolini used his influence to get Italy into World War I by accepting a bribe from France, thus betraying his cause.Mussolini’s weaknesses were dramatically revealed by the fantastic blunders he committed during the war and by the swift collapse of his Fascist party under pressure. As defeat followed defeat, he was arrested but escaped to northern Italy, where he became head of a puppet government set up by Hitler. When World War II ended, he was executed.
- Copyright:
- 1964
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781510707030
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781634501996
- Publisher:
- Sky Pony
- Date of Addition:
- 01/02/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Jules Archer, Iain C. Martin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Grade Levels:
- Sixth grade
- Reading Age:
- 12 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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