Similarities Between Hitler And Mussolini

World War II was by far one of the worst genocides in history, and at the head of the massacre, were insane dictators, with unimaginable ideas.
Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany, and Benito Mussolini the dictator of Italy, were two of these dictators with these inconceivable notions. Their influence during World War II led to the death of millions of innocent people.
While Mussolini and Hitler, both tried to tale over Europe, and promoted anti-Semitic ideas, the way they raised to power, attitudes towards religion, and government styles were very different.

Hitler and Mussolini both rose to power in their countries by starting off in relatively small groups, and eventually rising to be the dictators of their countries.
Hitler started

in the Nazi party or otherwise known as the National Socialist German Workers Party in 1919. Hitler was in charge of propaganda for the party. When the conditions for the party started to become favorable, he fought to be the leader of the party and threatened resignation. Since the party depended so heavily on propaganda, the agreed to let him take over. Then, taking advantage of Germany’s failure for the depression, Hitler ran for chancellor but lost to Hindenburg. In 1933, Hindenburg offered Hitler the position. Mussolini similarly started in a small group known as the Italian Socialist party and threatened a march on Rome. The king offered to hear an alternate solution.
Mussolini and Hitler both rallied people in their countries and started in small groups. They both took the power that currently existed in their countries. However, Hitler’s power came to him more gradually, where as Mussolini took the power quickly.

On the other hand, their attitudes towards religion and culture were very different.
Hitler banned all religions that went against the idea of Nazism. He promoted “Positive Christianity” which was saying that being a good Christian involved being a nationalist and being anti-Semitic. While Mussolini promoted Catholicism despite being a vocal atheist, because he realized the influence Catholicism had on people.
Mussolini gave religion to his people in hopes of using its influence for his own purposes. Hitler however took religion away from people and only promoted the religions in favor of his party.

While their attitudes towards religion were very different, their government styles were similar.
Both dictators ran their countries as fascist’s states and used fear to control their citizens.

Their punishment for anyone who defied them was death.
The laws they passed both focused on starting education young, Hitler introduced Nazi ideas into schools. Mussolini made religious education mandatory in all elementary schools.
Even though both introduced ideas in elementary schools, Mussolini’s laws were more focused on getting him more power, while Hitler’s revolved around limiting Jew’s rights. Hitler instituted the Nuremberg laws, which made the distinction between Germans and Jews larger, with harsh punishments for anyone who violates these laws. Mussolini had the Acebro law put in place, which said that if a party gained 25% of the votes, they gained 66% of the seats in parliament. He also put in the concept of diarchy, which gave Mussolini more power.

Hitler and Mussolini both put restrictive laws in place, turned their countries into fascist states, started off in small groups that eventually gained a large influence, and rallied the people of their countries. However, Mussolini used Catholicism to gain influence among the people, while Hitler banned all religions that went against the foundation of Nazism and tried to promote a new idea of

Christianity.