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Disciplined organization. A former journalist, Mussolini was also an accomplished orator, both forceful and attractive. He exuded confidence. He was persuasive. More importantly, he created an organization, the Fascist Party, that offered rewards of power and influence to members who encouraged their communities to agree with Mussolini's policies. Mussolini used the real and perceived strength of this following to intimidate government and private interests into giving him control of the country. Then he directed every institution of society, including the family, to promote his goals. Businesses could remain in private hands, but everyone had to serve Mussolini's aims or else they might be persecuted. Italy had been on the winning side of World War I, technically, but had not made any real gains. Italians felt demoralized and were impressed with Mussolini's can-do attitude and his attempt to restore national pride. It was said that "He made the trains run on time" because he controlled every aspect of society or made out that he did, and he insisted on efficiency and the expression of determination, especially nationally and internationally. This is not to say that the trains were never late, but it gives you a sense of how far-reaching Mussolini's influence was. It was felt throughout Italy and even in the rest of the world where he had many admirers including in the United States.

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