IB History Exam Prep

Answer - B - False. Although Hitler personally hated Jews, Mussolini did not.

Key Takeaway: Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and was one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism. Mussolini remained in power until he was replaced in 1943. Italian Fascism included elements of anti-communism, censorship of subversives, expansionism, nationalism, and general social progress. In the years following the creation of his fascist ideology, Mussolini gained great admiration from many political figures, including Adolf Hitler. Hitler and Mussolini were both major figures in the Axis powers during World War II, but unlike Hitler, Mussolini did not personally have an anti-Semitic compulsion.