Quick questions on Mussolini's rise to power in Italy: HSC Modern History Core Study

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What is the March on Rome (28 October 1922)?

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In late October 1922, 30,000 Fascists gathered in four columns to march on Rome. Mussolini stayed in Milan. Prime Minister Luigi Facta prepared a declaration of martial law. King Victor Emmanuel III refused to sign, fearing civil war and unsure of the army's loyalty.

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