Question

Hitler was from Germany whereas Mussolini was from_
A)America
B)Russia
C)Italy
D)China

Answer 1

Hint: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were the dictators of two important European nations and their actions majorly determined the history of early 20th century Europe. Hitler and Mussolini were contemporaries. Both were World War One veterans, anti-communist and were at the helm of totalitarian governments in their respective countries.

Complete answer:
Adolf Hitler was the leader of National Socialist German Workers Party(commonly known as Nazi Party), was the Chancellor of Germany and later on its Fuhrer (leader). He initiated World War Two by invading Poland, believed in German Aryan racial hierarchy, promoted anti-Semitism and was responsible for the holocaust.

On the other hand, Benito Mussolini was the leader of the National Fascist Party of Italy.
Taking advantage of the post World War One unemployment and instability, Mussolini got himself elected as the Prime Minister and later on became a dictator and Duce of Italy.
He developed an authoritarian one-party dictatorship in Italy, turned it into a police state and used violence as a means to achieve political ends.

Mussolini, therefore, was from Italy. Mussolini made the mistake of joining Hitler in the Second World war, with an underprepared army and economy, which ultimately led to the downfall of fascism in Italy.

Hence option (C) is correct.

Note: Though Hitler and Mussolini had similar views on many issues, racism and especially anti-Semitism didn’t appear in the early Fascist agenda. Another fact to keep in mind is the difference between the March on Rome and the Beer Hall Putsch The first was led by Mussolini and his followers to the capital Rome, demanding Mussolini's appointment as Prime Minister. The Beer Hall Putsch, though similar in nature, was led by Hitler to the Bavarian state government in Munich with an aim to start a national revolution to overthrow the government at Berlin. It’d be remiss to not mention some other dictators like Francisco Franco of Spain and Salazar of Portugal.