I was doing a project on Mussolini and I noticed something very interesting. Aside from him killing his political enemies, being Hitler's pal, and invading Greece and Ethiopia, Mussolini didn't seem all that bad in comparison to other WW2 Axis powers. Is this view of him correct, and if not, what else did he do? And if Mussolini was a dictator in modern times, how might he compare to Castro, Kim Jong Il/Un, and others?
This previous thread on Mussolini might be of interest to you! Room for other answers of course, but a good start!