 King Victor Emmanuel III proceeded to appoint Mussolini to lead the new administration.However, this did not stop squadrismo violence, with thousands of people in black shirts participating in ‘squadrista’ militancy from 1920 to 1922 .After the March on Rome, Fascism was torn between the state which wanted to end all illegal violence including squadrismo, and the ‘fasci’ (including 'squadre' leaders) who were determined to maintain their power .