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Mussolini had succeeded in gaining 300,000 members by 1921, a seemingly large amount of support however the disappointment lay within the number of seats he managed to acquire. Out of 535 seats in Italian Parliament, Mussolini only occupied a total of 35, not nearly enough to provided him with the majority power he craved. The plan that this power hungry leader came up with was one titled “March on Rome” and through the execution of this plan, he attained complete control of Italy. Armed troops weighing in at a hefty number of 26,000 men threatened to restore order within the government during October of 1922, leaving the parliament with only one other option: sign an emergency legislation which in turn would most likely result in a civil war. The King feared the later of the two results and instead it was requested that Mussolini form a government on October 29th 1922.
 * __March on Rome__**

Source: Student Workbook

media type="youtube" key="9xIk8jlpMFg" height="349" width="425" Footage form the March on Rome.