Compare And Contrast Fdr And Hitler

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Every country has a leader. Without a leader countries would be chaotic. Also the army wouldn’t have any direction. Two leaders in World War 2, named Franklin D Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler have led their countries to greatness when they were elected. They have both some similarities, and differences. How they both cured depression, how they both were persuasive. Then there are the differences. Although Roosevelt and Hitler would never come face to face in their lifetime. They both ran their countries nearly the same, but not quite. Roosevelt and Hitler of course would have differences. Roosevelt was a president while Hitler is a dictator. A president believes in equality while dictators believe in hierarchy. Presidents believes that anyone should have free thought when as dictators suppresses free thought and action. Also Roosevelt's army had a much less experience and were very weak while Hitler’s strong Nazi army had more experience (Gilderlehrman.org). Roosevelt’s childhood was much more nice while Hitler's childhood was a tough time for him. …show more content…

While Roosevelt was an only child. Hitler was the fourth of six in his family. Roosevelt was surrounded by privilege and lived a great life as a kid. While Hitler’s young life was much more different as he had lived in a tougher country. While Roosevelt’s parents were very supportive of what he was doing. Hitler’s dad did not like what Hitler was trying to pursue a career in. He wanted to pursue a career in fine arts while his dad wanted him to get into business. Roosevelt would keep out of trouble by attending Harvard. While Hitler would get into trouble by getting arrested for treason after gathering 3,000 people known as the "Beer Hall Putsch." When he demanded a change in government. This is the time in his life where he wrote Mein Kampf and told us what he was going to do to change the country

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