Benito Mussolini is correctly known as Italy's most famous dictator. He went from a normal Italian citizen to the leader of a country. Mussolini was a manipulated person and manipulated others. There were choices that could have kept Italy out of the war that were ignored. He may also be known as one of Hitler's most famous puppets. Mussolini became one of these puppets when he founded fascism. Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 in Italy. Mussolini was originally a journalist, but later joined the Italian army. He served from 1905 to 1906. After serving his sentence, he entered the Italian Parliament as a right-wing deputy. He was recalled to the army in September 1915. As Italy overcame the costs of World War I, the government did not appear to be trying to help the population. This outraged Mussolini, who had already gained a group of followers. Together, they took over the national transportation system. Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in 1922. Once he took power, he organized a demonstration with his followers, which made the king invite him to form a new government. With this encouragement he created a fascist and anti-democratic government in Italy. Once he took power, he invested a lot of money in his army. By this time, a dictator would usually have been overthrown. However, Mussolini used his skill at propaganda to minimize opposition to him. Then, he presented himself as the only man capable of restoring order while his own Blackshirts were tearing the country apart. Benito Mussolini openly dreamed of transforming Italy into an extraordinary Rome-like empire. During World War II, the dictator made a last-minute alliance with Germany. For this reason Italy became Germany's main paper force. He used these forces to continue the war. Before he could cause any further damage, he was captured by his own people and placed in prison until his trial. In the end, Mussolini's rescue was futile as he was simply captured and killed by his own citizens. Mussolini's death was the last external news Hitler heard from the outside world. The ouster of Benito Mussolini brought civil war to Italy. Italy was known by the Allies as the weak side of Europe. Since Italy was one of Germany's main allies, the weak link was very close to the strongest one. Although the Italians won the battles, they were quickly overthrown. This was not unfathomable because most Italian citizens no longer agreed with Mussolini's ways. Although he was generally a bad person, Benito Mussolini was a memorable dictator due to his delusional ways and his drive to be better.