Compare And Contrast Mussolini And Stalin

A dictator is a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force, and generally not liked by the community. The major dictators of the 20th century left an infamous legacy behind them, all using similar tactics during their reign. Mussolini, dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1942, used his power to abolish all other political parties in Italy, thus making him superior. Hitler gained dictatorship in the 1930’s. In that time, he purged opposition and used his newly confiscated power to create his definition of superior humans, annihilating entire groups due to them not meeting his criteria for appropriate human value. Stalin exterminated millions who opposed them and expelled all free expression. The leaders had similar rises to power and methods of that assumed power. These arguably great dictators were not handed their title, but rather had to rise up to it. The death of previous leaders helped each Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin. The death of socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti made Italy a one-party state. Liberals

Each of their countries were left in different states post World War I. Italy, under Mussolini’s dictatorship, was in an economic depression. There was labor disorder throughout the country as well as a now weakened government. They were left in national shame at Mussolini. Germany was in a threat of a social revolution after Hitler’s wrongdoings. The kaiser was abdicated and Germany became a symbol of unemployment and economic disaster. Russia was left in a bit of a better state, even with Stalin as a dictator. Because of their decision to pull out of World War I, the Russian Revolution of 1917 occurred. They were left in economic turmoil, which was better than what Italy and Germany could say. Italy, Germany, and Russia each had their own distinct struggles post WWI, yet their many similarities masked the few