ItalyBenito Mussolini was the founder of Italian Fascism and ruled Italy as prime minister and dictator from 1922 to 1943. He built a one-party state, pursued territorial expansion and allied Italy with Nazi Germany in World War II.
In the 12 Axes register, Benito Mussolini leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Benito Mussolini sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Extremely Centralized
"Everything within the state"
Autocracy
One-party dictatorship under Il Duce
Totalitarian
Secret police, banned opposition
Ultranationalist
Fascist ultranationalism
Expansionist
Invaded Ethiopia, Albania and Greece
Monoculturalist
Forced Italianization and 1938 racial laws
Mixed Economic
Corporatism with large state holdings
Interventionism
Corporate state directed the economy
Isolationist
Pursued economic autarky
Moderate
Anticlerical who signed the Lateran Treaty
Traditionalist
Promoted traditional family and gender roles
Technological
Glorified modern industry and aviation
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Benito Mussolini is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Benito Mussolini is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
