"Why was Mussolini able to get to power in 1922?"

"Why was Mussolini able to get to power in 1922?" By 1900 the process of unification in Italy, the Risorgimento, had largely been completed territorially, but not in any other respect. The vast majority of the population still felt no real attachment to Italy at all, as a result of "Italy's continuing weakness as a cultural, industrial, military, and colonial power compared to older European states"(Essays in 20th Century World History). This resulted in a deepening …

…opponents provided the necessary, if insufficient factors, for his rise to power. On the other hand, Mussolini's ability as a great speaker and his success in acting out the role of the Italian people's dream leader, helped him gain power in 1922. To the Italian people, Mussolini was the great leader they had been desperately searching for - the leader who was going to make Italy a great power, and a respected force in the world.