What was the cause of mussolini gaining popularity?

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?

The plantation economy in the south produced a. equal opportunity for all whites and no illiteracy. b. low profits despite the enslavement of a great number of people. c. great profits and developed great educational institutions. d. great profits at the expense of cultural development and equal opportunity.

“from stettin i the baltic to trieste in the adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent? ” the term iron curtain refers to which of the following? a. a military operation b. communism c. hard-line politics d. machine-driven battles e. unyielding diplomacy