Similarities Between Hitler And Kim Jong Un

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Leaders throughout history are usually looked up to, however, there are few that will always be remembered in a negative way. Two leaders in history that may be questionable whether they were actual leaders, were both responsible for blindly leading people: Adolf Hitler and Kim Jong Un. Hitler was once known as a great leader, who managed to convince not only a whole political party, but many individuals throughout Europe to oppress, mass murder and commit a genocide against a race, which lead to about six million Jews to perish (Biography.com). While in today’s time, Kim Jong Un, the current dictator of North Korea, is leading his country into a peculiar situation, due to the fact that there are many opinions on North Korea in current event (CNN). These controversial individuals have many similar and opposing characteristics that will be discussed throughout this paper. …show more content…

Hitler was first a military leader and climbed up the ranks in politics in the Nazi Party (Megargee). Kim Jong Un was also involved in the military and he graduated from Kim Il Sung Military Academy in 2007 (Diaz). They have both killed many people throughout their reign of power. Both were or are at the highest-ranking positions in their country. Hitler, was the chancellor from 1933 to 1945 in Germany (Biography.com). Kim Jong Un is the current leader of North Korea, and they both were dictators in their given country. They also both ruled by fear and tried to keep people in line through intimidation tactics (Diaz). Although many aspects of their leadership were similar, there are many

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