CLEP Western Civ II

Answer: D - Benito Mussolini created a corporate state. He believed that capitalism and the free market had spawned the class warfare that characterized much of the 19th century. To avoid this, he created 22 economic departments so that the state controlled the entire economy. He maintained that his dictatorship could better manage the resources of Italy than private citizens. However, as the Depression swept across Europe, it became clear that Fascism offered little economic benefit to the people of Italy.