batter8335 batter8335 01-05-2018 Social Studies contestada The rise of Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party in the 1920s was caused by A) a desire to bring peace to a Europe ravaged by war. B) a need to expand the borders of the new Italian republic. C) a need to avenge their loss to the Ottomans in World War I. Eliminate D) a desire to restore Italy to the glory of its Roman heritage.