Introduction Ever since World War Two‚ when the dictators Hitler and Stalin rose to power‚ a new form of government has become ever more prevalent‚ both in popular culture and real life (Arendt). Through a singular ideology and extensive propaganda campaigns‚ totalitarian governments control the populace as completely as they are able‚ discouraging individual thought and criticism of their regime (Laqueur). Although relatively young in conception‚ the idea of a controlling‚ near-omnipotent government
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"Compare and contrast the internal policies of Mussolini and Stalin." Mussolini and Stalin were two of the most significant dictators of the 20th century. Both aimed to establish a totalitarian system but their different characters and circumstances in their respective countries resulted in two very different approaches in obtaining their goals. At the beginning of Mussolini ’s era‚ Mussolini was supported by the Liberals in parliament. With their help he introduced strict censorship and altered
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Mussolini vs. Hitler The rise of fascism in Italy was fueled by the bitter disappointed of the people over the failure to win large territorial gains at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. To more and more Italians‚ their current government‚ which was democratic at the time‚ seemed to be doing little to nothing to help the country’s problems‚ which included rising inflation and unemployment. In Germany‚ America stopped loans in 1924 and the German economy collapsed. Not knowing what to do‚ Germans
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influenced Mussolini and Hitler’s ability to gain power. “When government becomes dysfunctional‚ because of runaway spending‚ unsustainable debt‚ a war gone wrong or other crises‚ people often clamor for a strong man to restore order. Mussolini recalled the horrors that led him to seize power: We saw passing before our eyes the dreadful panorama of chaos and of evil forces which had broken into a gallop‚ tragic beyond words to one who loved his country.” Italy’s economic distress allowed Mussolini to position
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Another key person‚ and Hitler’s collaborator was Benito Mussolini. In the photograph above are Benito Mussolini (left)‚ and Adolf Hitler (right)‚ were allies during World War II. Benito Mussolini‚ Dictator of Italy‚ is known for the creation in 1919 of his own political party‚ called the Fascist Revolutionary Party later being renamed the National Fascist Party. The National Fascist Party ruled Italy from 1922 when the March on Rome took place‚ to 1943. The original idea of Italian Fascists was
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Adolf Hitler‚ and Benito Mussolini‚ two of the world’s most brutal and tyrannical leaders ever‚ both rose to power in their respective countries in a very similar fashion. That’s not to say that Hitler and "Il Duce" were all that similar. They both came from very different backgrounds‚ and while both ruled under the fascist movement‚ their views varied greatly. Both Germany and Italy were quite upset at the outcome of the first World War. The war had crippled both countries economy
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prisoner‚ he explains the potential dangers of engaging in acts of resistance against the Stalinist government by stating “it was safer to keep dynamite during the rule of Alexander II than it was to shelter the orphan of an enemy of the people under Stalin.” This contrast serves as a measurement of the challenges that made resistance extremely difficult for victims. As well as this‚ the general mistrust and secrecy
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Hitler vs. Stalin At the turn of the 20th century there were two very evil men. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. One was the leader of Germany‚ the other had control of Russia. Two different men‚ two different countries‚ but not too different. Their stories begin at birth. Both Hitler and Stalin had difficult childhoods with abusive fathers. The father of young Adolf Hitler ‚ an Austrian official‚ was known to be a harsh‚ strict man. Stalin’s father was an abusive drunk that perpetually beat his
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War II‚ there were two men who were on opposing sides‚ the men were Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. These men were each triumphant in their rise to power in their countries and they were very comparable in the ways that they succeeded. Their success was mostly attributed to their new ideas and their politics.<br><br>Although Hitler and Stalin hated each other‚ the two leaders were similar in many ways. Hitler and Stalin each rose to the highest position attainable in their respective countries‚
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Adolf Hitler & Jozef Stalin were clearly the most notorious men of the 20th Century. Each man impacted history far beyond their mortal lives‚ and as similar as they may seem‚ there were distinct differences between them‚ their politics and their methods. Hitler rose to power legally‚ although very shortly thereafter‚ with the burning down of the German Parliament building‚ the Reichstag‚ he imposed a sort of martial law and his reign of terror could then begin in earnest. His National Socialist
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