Il Popolo d'Italia
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Il Popolo d'Italia was an Italian
Italian language
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 newspaper founded by Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
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 on November 15, 1914, as a result of his split with the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
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. Il Popolo d'Italia ran until July 24, 1943 and became the foundation for the Fascist movement
Italian Fascism
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 in Italy
Italy
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 after World War I
World War I
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. The paper, advocating militarism
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 and irredentism
Italia irredenta
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, was subsidized by the French
France
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 and industrialists on the pretext of influencing Italy to join the Entente Powers
Allies of World War I
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. This is also where Mussolini spread his ideas about how he wanted Italy to increase its birth rate
Birth rate
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. From 1936 to 1943 it was edited by Giorgio Pini
Giorgio Pini
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  • Benito Mussolini
    Benito Mussolini
    Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

  • Giuseppe Ungaretti
    Giuseppe Ungaretti
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  • Luigi Barzini, Sr.
    Luigi Barzini, Sr.
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