Hitler & Stalin: The Roots of Evil Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were two of the most ruthless and infamous dictators of the twentieth century. They each left a legacy of cruelty‚ terror‚ and death; managing to change the course of history to this day. Throughout their lives‚ both leaders surprisingly had many similarities. They both lived deprived childhoods‚ with violent fathers and adoring mothers. Both suffered from inferiority complexes and paranoia. Most importantly‚ they were both mass murderers
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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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GCSE History Revision notes: Rise of Hitler Origins of the Nazi Party The Nazi Party was formed in January 1919 by Anton Drexler. Originally it was named the German Workers Party (DAP). Hitler joined in Autumn of 1919. He quickly rose to become the leader of the party. The party was transformed by Hitler and became a political party rather than the discussion group that it had been when he joined. The SA (Brownshirts) was formed to protect Hitler and other party leaders at meetings. It also
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citizens an equal opportunity to live comfortable lives with guaranteed jobs. Common known leaders such as Adolf Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Napoleon Bonaparte were all leaders that came to rescue their country from times of struggle only to end their rule in chaos. On June 28‚ 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles was just signed. After five years of fighting‚ Germany had surrendered to the Allied Powers. Written in the treaty‚ Germany was supposed to take all blame for the war‚ pay all war reparations‚ limit
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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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Hitler commands the Germans to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 – this was Hitler’s greatest mistake‚ but was luck on the Soviets side or was it all just the leader Stalin’s good tactics and leadership? Even though Stalin was a mass murderer and a ruthless leader‚ he did one thing right. After the Soviets were losing battle after battle Stalin let his commanders fight the war as they knew it‚ did not interfere with their plan and stuck to his word‚ unlike Hitler did. Stalin let his commanders be true
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How was Stalin able to Establish a Totalitarian Regime People believe that the reason why Stalin rose to power was because of his clever political strategy and the way he worked with the civilians to gain their support. Soon they realised that Stalin was now in control of the way everybody thinks and wiping out hundreds of people everyday. This essay will briefly explain how Stalin was able to succeed during the New Economic Policy debate and rise into authority‚ how he managed to establish his
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The Rise of Adolf Hitler After the failure of the putsch on November 9‚ 1923 and his “one year” imprisonment‚ Adolf Hitler realized that he needed to change his approach in order to seize the power he desired. In order to overthrow the government‚ Hitler needed to use democracy. After the stock market crash in 1929‚ the notion of Hitler becoming the leader became more tempting for the Germans. Using the tragic state of the economy to rise to power‚ Hitler managed to become Chancellor in 1933. This
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this opportunity‚ Hitler rose to power. The Treaty of Versailles‚ established post World War I‚ led Germany to humiliation. They lost their land‚ military‚ respect‚ and a say in world affairs. Germany became isolated‚ and to the German people‚ Hitler was their ultimate savior. In a matter of years‚ Hitler quickly rose to power and boosted the economy. He had satisfied Germany‚ in the early years‚ and came to power in a legal manner. Along with the rest of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler was depressed after
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