Mussolini’s Italy - follows Paper 4 Cambridge International History European Option. Can be used for any exam board. Why did Mussolini gain power in 1922? To understand the appeal of Fascism. To evaluate Mussolini’s aims in government and his leadership. To understand the establishment of a dictatorship, repression of opposition. To evaluate propaganda and foreign policy To understand the nature of Mussolini’s economic aims and the corporate state To understand dealings with the Church To understand social policies