Mussolini is Always Right 1925-1929

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Exchange rates and floundering economies were not the only things, influencing how and where people lived. The motor-car and other technological advances were transformative. Those technological advances were embraced by some – but not all – whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule. Fascism and militarism were on the rise, it arose in Europe when many people yearned for national unity and strong leadership. In Italy, Benito Mussolini used his charisma to establish a powerful fascist state.
In the US, these are the best of times. Prohibition doesn't stop anyone from having a good time, the country is on wheels or listening to the radio, welcoming the talkies or investing in the stock market. It's that brief spell they call the Jazz Age, the age of Charles Lindbergh and Babe Ruth. And in 1929, on Black Tuesday, it comes crashing down to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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