Why was benito mussolini able to seize control in italy?

italians had a long history of supporting authoritarian leaders.
the country was weak and frustrated with democratic rule.
no government was in place after the great depression.
other nations were threatening to take over italy.

In celtic mythology, one story involves macha, who was pregnant at the time she outraced the king’s horses on a wager. in norse history, freydis eiriksdottir was pregnant at the time that she single-handedly turned back the natives of vinland, who were at war with the norse. what do you think that pregnancy of these warrior women figured do prominently in mythology and folklore, as well as historical stories?