Question

Who edited the socialist paper called Avanti, the voice of Italian Socialism?
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Benito Mussolini
C. Stalin
D. Lenin

Answer 1

Hint The word “Avanti” is the Italian version of the word “Forward” and was born as the voice of the Italian Socialist Party since \[25\] December $1896$.

Complete Stepwise Solution
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on $29$ July \[1883\] near Dongo, Italy. He was the first prime minister of Italy and the first of the $20$ th century European fascist dictators. He had earned a reputation as a political journalist as well as a public speaker and hence produced propaganda for trade unions proposing a strike and advocating violence as a measure of enforcing demands. He was prisoned more than once for his activities. In the year \[1909\], he fell in love with a girl who started staying with him and later married him too. Soon after their marriage, Mussolini was imprisoned again but by then he was recognized as one of the most potential social activists of that time. After writing for a variety of newspapers he started his own series “La Lotta di Classe '' for the struggling class. This newspaper was so successful that in the year \[1912\], he was appointed as the editor of the socialist newspaper, “Avanti''.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Notes The circulation of the newspaper Avanti was doubled after he was appointed as its editor. He was the anti-nationalist, anti-militarist, anti-imperialist editor, who vehemently opposed the intervention of Italy in World War – II. Later he changed his mind and resigned from the newspaper as the editor.