Hitler was a dictator whilst Mussolini was a fascist leader. While you could say that Mussolini had a strong over all approval by Italy in the beginning they were not seen popular leaders. The living conditions of these countries were terrible because these leaders were just using these countries as a temporary "house" for there over all plan of world domination much like a parasite uses its host to feed off of. They were living in a time of great stress and disapproval towards themselves and we're slowly slipping there way to their death, Mussolini being killed by his people and Hitler killing himself so not to have the same fate.