Mussolini's Rule of Italy Mussolini ruled Italy between 1923 and 1939. Many important things happened during this time. In 1922, Mussolini organized the march to Rome. 26,000 "blackshirts" marched to Rome and threatened the Italian King Emmanuel II. The King asked Mussolini to form the next government and on October 29, 1922, Mussolini became Prime Minister. In 1923, the Acerbo Laws were formed so that the party with the most votes would recieve two-thirds of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies. …showed first 75 words of 267 total…

…showed last 75 words of 267 total…Hitler from invading Austria, Italy, Poland, France, and Czechoslovakia came together and formed the Stresa Front. This stopped Hitler for awhile. In 1936, Mussolini invaded Abyssinia because he wanted the oil and wanted to make a new Roman Empire. Abyssinia let Mussolini take over. Next, Rome and Berlin signed a treaty to support each other if there was a war. Also, Mussolini sent troops to the Spanish Civil War. He did this to support other Fascists.