This site includes the text of Benito Mussolini's 1942 Premier of Italy Speech to the Chamber of Fasci and corporations, on the state of WWII.

Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...

This Ibiblio.org site contains the text to Mussolini's war statement to the world on December 11, 1941.

Read about the rise of Benito Mussolini, who became essentially the dictator of Italy prior to World War II. Find out his aims for Italy, and how he went about trying to achieve them.

Read about the rising militarism and fascism in Europe and Asia as dictators expanded their territories. See how the United States reacted with its series of three neutrality acts.

Article on the causes of WW2 provides detailed facts and summary of events that started the war including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the rise of dictators in Germany and Italy.

Provides detailed facts and a summary of Totalitarianism and the rise of the dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin between WWI and WW2.

Resource provides the definition of Fascism, Nazism, Communism, and Militarism together with comparisons and examples of the regimes and the dictators who assumed absolute power leading up to WW2.