Absolute power and influence is and always has been something extremely difficult to obtain, and as we have seen during the history, such authority and control is left in the hands of a single person can quickly crumble at his feet. As with most things, this often happens in part through self-destructive means. For example, Benito Mussolini, a man who at one point held total power over the entire Italian population; seemingly overnight he lost all control and eventually found himself hanging on the end of a meat hook. Now knowing who he was as a person, what actions he took, and the decisions he made, some might argue that his reign was ultimately doomed to disaster. I myself would tend to agree with this statement. Nevertheless, let's take a few steps back and revisit the periods of Mussolini's life that led to his final demise. The stages of his life during which he was influenced by those close to him as well as by strangers. Essentially, the moments that shaped the intellect, opinions, beliefs and even ideologies of the man that was. Starting from the beginning and going deeper, I want to dissect Mussolini in a way that helps us understand why and how he was shaped into the person he became. How was Mussolini influenced by his father and mother? What made Mussolini ultimately create and promote fascism as we know it? Then, with a freshly painted portrait of the man we knew as "Il Duce", we can pinpoint the flaws in his being to see what went wrong, or rather how Mussolini went about it, by highlighting incorrectly implements the fascist idea. Furthermore, with these questions in mind, we can evaluate my idea that Mussolini was simply doomed to failure. Benito Mussolini was born the son of a blacksmith... middle of paper......ists) (Gregor 95 ). This was the first step in a long series that would lead he and the small, organized group of Mussolini supporters toward their future as fascists in power. Once again, Mussolini completely reinvented himself and his ideology in the years to come. On March 23, 1919, Mussolini founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, welcoming both civilians and veterans in the fight for fascism (Hoyt 113). Fascism in its beginnings spread under the values ​​of nationalism and unity, despite classes. However, Mussolini's idea of ​​fascism was not what it actually was. He took philosophies and ideologies alike and mixed them together to gain his approval. Mussolini's fascism opposed democratic rule, protected the class system, rejected egalitarianism, encouraged militarization, and demanded civic duties for the welfare of the state; fascism was action and with action came results.