Dictators In The 1930s

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The dictators in the 1930s all acquired their powers in different ways and wanted to expand for different reasons. A dictator is a leader who has absolute power and rules a nation by force. Many dictators come to power when people want order in scary, unstable times. Once they are in power, they use fear, intimidation, and force to get what they want and have the highest authority over those around them. Some dictators from the 1930s, who wanted to have the authority over everyone included Mussolini from Italy, Hitler from Germany, and Joseph Stalin from the Soviet Union. The first dictator to rise to power for postwar Europe was Benito Mussolini. Mussolini gained popularity when he talked to the Italian people who were angry that Italy gained

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