Mussolini
Mussolini was rebellious and was expelled after a series of behavior related
incidents, including throwing stones at the congregation after Mass, stabbing a fellow student
in the hand and throwing an inkpot at a teacher. After joining a new school, Mussolini
achieved good grades, and qualified as an elementary schoolmaster in 1901.
1902, Mussolini immigrated to Switzerland to work on his political horizons. During a period
when he was unable to find a permanent job there, he was arrested for vagrancy and jailed for
one night.
1915, he had a son with Ida Dalser. His growing defiance of Royal authority and anti-
clericalism got him in trouble with the authorities until he was finally deported. He was
prompted to return to Italy once again when his mother became ill. He became a journalist for
the socialist newspaper, Avanti! (Forward!).After initially writing on numerous occasions
against the war in the socialist paper Avanti, Mussolini relented and he and his class were