BENITO

Rising quickly from within the ranks of the socialist party, Mussolini secured local chief of the Italian Socialist Party at a young age, where he developed his instinct for power and his talent for intrigue as he played off various sections of the left against each other. His dangerous rise to power ultimately played out against the backdrop of World War I, and gave rise to a new and frightening government - Fascism. While the pacifists in the party pressed for neutrality, Mussolini turned his back on his ideal and allowed himself to be bought by the Conservative government. The former anti-war campaigner turned opportunist revoked his opposition to the war and suddenly found himself on his own - and at the brink of collapse...