Question

read an excerpt from a speech by benito mussolini
italy! italy! entirely and universally fascist! the italy of
the blackshirt revolution, rise to your feet, let the cry of
your determination rise to the skies and reach our
soldiers in east africa. let it be a comfort to those who
are about to fight. let it be an encouragement to our
friends and a warning to our enemies. it is the cry of
italy which goes beyond the mountains and the seas
out into the great world. it is the cry of justice and of
victory
how does this excerpt support the idea that mussolini
was a charismatic dictator?
it shows how he used persuasive language to rally
citizens.
it explains his use of an aggressive foreign policy in
europe
it shows how he used a secret police force to
terrorize citizens.
it explains how he used education to indoctrinate
young people

Explanation:

The excerpt has phrases like "rise to your feet", "cry of your determination", "comfort to those who are about to fight", "encouragement to our friends", "warning to our enemies" which are persuasive and meant to rally Italian citizens. The other options: B refers to foreign policy (not shown here), C refers to secret police (not in the excerpt), D refers to education (not in the excerpt). So A is correct.

Answer:

A. It shows how he used persuasive language to rally citizens.