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Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 to World War II.

Rise of Benito Mussolini after World War I and taking Italy to World War II. Benito Mussolini and the Blackshirts parade in Rome when the Fascist Party comes to power after ousting Italian Prime Minister Luigi Facta in October 1922. Civilians of Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party parade in the 'March on Rome' when Mussolini takes over the government. Cheering civilians surround Mussolini as he exits from a building. The Blackshirts parade. Mussolini speaks from a balcony. A large crowd gives the Fascist salute at one of Mussolini's mass meetings. Crowds gathered at the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Members of the Fascist Youth parade on the streets. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler deplanes from a Deutsche Luft Hansa plane in Venice and meets Italian Prime Minister Mussolini for the first time. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gian Galeazzo Ciano and Mussolini and staff review troops. Mussolini shakes hands with Hitler, surrounded by Italian notables. A Royal Box at a ceremony shows Hitler, Mussolini, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Queen Elena of Montenegro. An Italian tank review near the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine in Rome (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Italian crack troops goose-step past the Royal Box for Hitler to review the soldiers. The Munich Conference shows Hitler, Mussolini, Prime Minister of France Eduard Daladier, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain among others. Mussolini signs the Munich Pact. Mussolini delivers a speech from his balcony at the Palazzo Venezia. Crowds acclaim Mussolini in the Piazza Venezia and the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy).

Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061112
Rise of Fascism in Italy and Germany after World War I

Animated map depicts the spread of Fascism in Japan, Germany and its neighboring countries, and Italy. Views of Italian Fascist "Black Shirts" marching bearing flags and rendering the fascist Roman Salute. Fascists participating in the famous "March on Rome" (“Marcia su Roma”) in October 27, 1922. Spectators line the sidewalks and side of the road. Brief (jerky) views of unrest and desperate crowds of citizens in post-war Italy circa 1919 and 1920 following World War I, due to unemployment and hard times. Italian people getting food at an outdoor soup kitchen. Fascists promising better times are seen parading and riding in jammed open cars. Benito Mussolini, who was elected to Parliament in 1921, is seen in a top hat, arms akimbo, standing with other officials. Glimpse of Black Shirts marching in front of the Palazzo Venezia (Via del Plebiscito, 118, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Back to Mussolini, again, who now makes some remarks to those standing with him and expresses himself with exaggerated body language. Another glimpse of Black Shirts marching. Film transitions to Germany, where Adolf Hitler is seen walking through a dense crowd of supporters and some brownshirts or SA stormtroopers. Hitler's clothes resemble a military uniform. Next, scenes illustrating the terrible post-World War 1 hyperinflation suffered by Germany during the Weimar Republic. Various Deutschmark (Deutsche Mark) banknotes in ridiculous denominations are shown. Baker puts a 460 billion Deutschmark price on bread. People trying to buy groceries during this period. German militaristic marchers. Fascists giving arm salutes as they parade in a city street. General Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (President of Germany) is seen standing in front of Germany's top military leaders. Directly behind him is Marshal August von Mackensen, in a fur busby hat with Totenkopf (death head) insignia. Other Generals wear pickelhaube spiked helmets. Hindenburg's closest associate, General Erich Ludendorff stands just behind and to the left of Hindenburg. Glimpse of German soldiers in more modern uniforms. Next, Hindenburg is seen reviewing troops in the company of their commander. Next, Hitler is seen with a group of German civilian industrialists whose interests he promises to support. Alfred Krupp Jr. sits, with his legs crossed, next to Hitler. Glimpse of Hitler, in uniform, waving from a window. People running as a cadre of mounted police canter in formation down the street.

Date: 1933
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023564
Film showing views of the city of Rome, Italy, taken right after the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Various buildings of Rome, Italy. Sign reads 'Aeroporto Ciapino Ovest' in the Roma Ciampino Airport (Francesco Baracca Street, - 00040 Rome Lazio). Traffic along road. Old Roman viaduct in the Parco degli Acquedotti (Via Lemonia, 256, 00174 Rome Italy), southeast of Rome. Porta San Sebastiano (Via di Porta San Sebastiano, 18, Rome, Laz. 00153), the largest and one of the best-preserved gates passing through the Aurelian Walls and the gateway to Rome. Flagpoles of the Italian and Olympic flags are displayed near the Porta San Sebastiano. Terme Caracalla (Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 52, 00153 Rome Italy) and traffic in the foreground. The Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo 1, Rome, Lazio 00184 ) with traffic in the foreground.

Date: 1960, September 11
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074342
Allied troops enter the city and people celebrate and pray in Rome, Italy during World War II.

Allied campaign in Italy during World War II. Allied troops and equipment advance in southern Lazio region on the way to Rome. Various street signs on the way read “Rome”. A map of Lazio region in Central Italy showing the advance of Allied troops into Rome. Nazi German soldiers withdraw in front of Porta San Giovanni (Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 00100 Roma RM, Italy), near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Deserted streets of Rome as the Nazis withdraw, an Italian priest walks nearby. Italian man gives a speech in front of crowd, cheering for the incoming Allied troops. Allied troops enter Rome and civilians celebrate their liberation. Newspaper headlines about the liberation of Rome. Pope Pius XII addresses a large gathering from a balcony in the Vatican City. People gather and pray in Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Lazio. 00184). People lay down flowers around dead soldiers. A soldier removes his gear and helmet as he enters a church. A church bell rings.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 2 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059428
Italy faces defeat in World War II as King Victor Emanuel III dismisses Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister

Benito Mussolini’s dismissal as Prime Minister of Italy following major military defeats during World War 2. Past events show a large number of people gathered at the Piazza Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy) in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini delivers a speech from his balcony at the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 3, Rome, Laz. 00186). A damaged building in Italy after the defeat. People on the roof of a building as they hoist the flag of the Kingdom of Italy. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler confers with other leaders. People gathered at the Victor Emmanuel II Monument (Altare della Patria Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), also known as the Altar of the Fatherland, in Rome. Mussolini delivers a speech. A procession arrives with the Royal Carriage of King Victor Emanuel III of Italy. Marshal Pietro Badoglio shake hands with supporters after his appointment as Prime Minister by King Victor Emmanuel III. Cheering crowds gathered in Via del Corso street. People gathered at the Piazza Venezia.

Date: 1943, July 26
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059034
Italians cheer as American soldiers of the 5th Army enter Rome, Italy, during WWII

The United States 5th Army enter Rome, Italy during World War II. Italians fill the streets and cheer for the Americans. Italians gather in front of the Porta San Giovanni (00185 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy) near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Crowds of Italians cheering in front of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Soldiers on military vehicles, M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and jeeps proceed into the center of Rome, past the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) and other ancient structures and landmarks including the Vittoriano and Capidoglio on Capitoline Hill. United States soldiers in truck near the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Crowds gathered in front of the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Men carrying the Italian flag on top of a truck driving in Via del Corso. The American, British and Italian flags hang in front of the Campidoglio. Façade of the Campidoglio (Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Young Italian men and women wave at the camera while marching. Italians hitch a ride with soldiers on a Jeep in front of the Saint Peter’s Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Some Italian civilians ride with U.S. soldiers on their trucks. U.S. Lieutenant General Mark Clark consults with two U.S. Major Generals.

Date: 1944, June 4
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046262
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