In March 1915, Mussolini described Mazzini and other Italian patriots as having "awoken" Italians in "Risorgimento", who up to then had been a "sleeping people".
Marca 1915 je Mussolini razglasil iredentistično stališče do Trsta, v katerem je poudaril, da Trst mora biti in tudi bo italijansko preko vojne z Avstrijci in, če bo potrebno, proti Slovanom.