Fascism vs. Communism

During the late 1920’s and 1930’s, Hitler and Stalin were leaders of Germany and the Soviet Union respectively. These states were under fascist and communist rule, which essentially were very similar. It was due to their full run of government that resulted in a dictatorial rule, also known as totalitarianism. Civilians’ lives were regulated in every aspect, some of which were their property and the military forces. Both parties used propaganda to bring awareness of their movement’s ideologies to their states in hopes that they would influence a large number of civilians, or if anything, all of them. The most comparable and recognizable aspect of fascism and communism was the fact that both Hitler and Stalin wanted a radical change for their states. In order to attain the transformation, violence was used on both their parts, which offended and anguished peoples lives. There are minor differences in relation to all of these examples; however, fascism and communism were essentially the same.

Both fascism and communism supported one-party governments in order to gain absolute power, which unfortunately resulted in negative changes for the people’s lives. The leaders were dictators of their time; Stalin was known to deny individual rights of business and property, while Hitler had total control over the state’s military forces. The ideology that both parties shared was the fact that their respective governments were directly influencing a certain sector of the citizens’ lives. Stalin did this by having a complete authority on all production and distribution of resources. Along with that, communism believed in public ownership, meaning the rights to private property were abolished. This affected citizens by not allowing them to make a profit off of their land and by disabling them from receiving the added benefits the land had to offer. The fascist party favored their military forces, and made sure it portrayed a courageous, disciplined, and strong image to the