How did the activities of the Socialists prove a potent cause of the rise of Fascism in Italy?

The Socialists who included the Anarchists, Communists and the Social Democrats left no stone unturned to increase lawlessness prevailing in the country. The Communists spread the revolutionary ideas.

Consequently, the peasants extorted the land of the landlords. The workmen organised strikes, broke machines and took hold of the factories. Strikes took place in the Post and Telegraph Departments. The Communists started making plans for capturing power by overthrowing the government. They wanted to create lawlessness and indiscipline by their subversive activities. People became sick of such a state of affairs and wanted a powerful and bold leadership in the country. They wanted such a powerful party in the country which could establish peace and prosperity by ending the lawlessness and insecurity prevailing in the country. Such a state of affairs gave rise to Fascism.