Kannon Waggoner
Coach Arendall
World History
14 March 2023
Similarities between Mussolini and Hitler Report
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were both dictators over European countries in the early to mid 20th century. Both of these used similar tactics to come into power, they used promises of glory and expansion, of dominance over other countries. For example, Hitler used the extreme debt and depression of his country to gain control of the Nazi political party. He gave very convincing and inspiring speeches, which rallied the German people into action and he was elected into the presidency. Which he soon after named himself chancellor and dictator of Germany.
Benito Mussolini used tactics similar to Hitler. Originally, he was an editor
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They both used their charisma and charm to overthrow their respective governments. They both also commanded political police forces to subdue the populations of their countries. And they both committed terrible acts and crimes against humanity. They both lost power in or after WW2.
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He believed that only a strong leader like himself could defeat conflicts caused by other political parties (especially communists/socialists) and post-war problems (World War I). Mussolini’s first call to action was creating a group called the “Blackshirts” that would carry out beatings against communist leaders and throwing them out of office. People of all different backgrounds joined including teachers, business people, and store owners (Document 5). Mussolini constantly told his people that he was going to restore Italy back to its glorious Roman Empire era. He backed up his sayings by invading Ethiopia.
Benito Mussolini was one of the strongest opponents towards democracy and liberalism, primarily in his native nation, Italy, and also in other areas in the world . He was, thus, a strong enthusiast of fascism. Adolf Hitler, on the other side, used the style and policies of leadership that were largely linked
According to Mr. Kim’s lecture on World War Two, both of these dictators had developed new and advanced war-machinery in order to prepare to gain European ascendancy. Germany and Italy, the two dictator’s home countries, had even allied together to create the Axis powers, Mussolini was able to easily capture Ethiopia, as Ethiopia’s primitive spears were no match against Italian tanks and guns. Although extreme, this was the first conflict in which advanced technology was necessary in order to advance in war. After Hitler grew to power, he began his plans to capture and annex the whole world into the “Third Reich.” After exploiting appeasement too far, Hitler launched a Blitzkrieg, or lightning war against Poland.
Benito Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 in Davia Di Predappio, Italy. His father Alessandro was a blacksmith and impassioned socialist, his mother Rosa was a Catholic school teacher and provided the family with a steady income. Mussolini was very intelligent as a child but also very disobedient and got expelled from many schools for bullying and defying authority. After Mussolini graduated he obtained his teaching certificate and was a schoolmaster for a short time in 1901. In 1902 he left his home in Italy and moved to Switzerland to further promote Socialism, but was later expelled from the country after catching the attention of the Swiss authorities.
When 1916 hit, he joined the military, and ended up getting shot and had to leave the military. Mussolini and other war veterans started a group, which was the
After World World I, Italy was in a chaotic state of cultural, political, and economic change. The outcome of the Treaty of Versailles left the Italian people with many problems, which cause even more turmoil. An Italian born military leader named Benito Mussolini felt he needed to do something for his country, so in the year 1919 he introduced Fascism. Webster's dictionary defines fascism as “a political movement, or regime that stands for a centralized autocratic government lead by a dictatorial leader” (Webster,2017). While some people believe Mussolini’s “Fascist Movement” to be deficient”, I believe that through Mussolini’s rise to power and creation of the Fascist regime helped strengthen his desire to unify the Italian population.
I- Early life Impassioned socialist In order to promote socialism, Benito Mussolini moved to Switzerland in 1902 where he gained recognition for his charismatic character and his talents in rhetoric. However, the Swiss authorities caught him engaging in political demonstrations, which led him to be expelled from the country. Mussolini moved back to Italy in 1904, where he carried on with his socialist agenda promotion and activism and later, served time in prison. After his release, he was appointed editor of Avanti, the organization’s newspaper and, as a result, had a larger platform to spread his agenda.
Benito mussolini promoted the doctrine of fascism within Italy for his dictatorship and power. Fascism is the suppression of a country with radical nationalism. Benito Mussolini was a socialist dictator who demonstrated the actions of fascism, and was acquainted with Hitler and wanted to follow Hitler’s stratagem. “Italy was the first European power to turn to fascism. The country was one of the victors in World War I, but the war was costly and Italy did not gain much.”
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Risings of Deadly Dictators During the early 1900’s, two infamous dictators were Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. Benito Mussolini was an Italian dictator who was the leader of the National Fascist Party, of which he also founded. Adolf Hitler rose to German power and was the German dictator from 1933 to his death in 1945. Hitler was notorious for being the leader of the Nazi Party.
Benito Mussolini, in full Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, byname Il Duce (Italian: The Leader) was a dictator which had held immense power and responsibility. Benito Mussolini believed in the ideology of fascism. fascism, political ideology and mass movement that dominated many parts of central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945 and that also had adherents in western Europe, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Latin America, and the Middle East. Bennito Mussolini implemented fascism through his source of power and implemented ultimate priority as Benito deemed all political parties illegal besides his own fascist party, using combat squads against socialists to remove them and also over-pay and work conditions had put
Italy’s economic disaster happened due to inflation which was caused by overprinting money in order to pay for arms. This made the people desperate, and when met with propaganda that contained messages promising the return of Italy’s greatness and prosperity, they were instantly persuaded and fell under Mussolini’s rule. Mussolini’s image in Italy was favorable towards his persuasion: he was seen as a strong leader who vowed to restore Italy’s greatness by ending the economic struggle and job crisis among countless other promises. Due to the worrying situation that came as a result of Italy’s economic crisis, Mussolini was able to take advantage of the population’s desperation and make himself very persuasive by promising to guide the nation to
Stalin and Hitler: Similarities and Differences Stalin and Hitler emerged at the time when political and economic instability had crippled the USSR and Germany. They began making improvements which encouraged their people to believe that prosperous times await them. This notion would unfortunately turn out as an illusion. Both figures would eventually rule by decree. Despite treading on different paths of ruling, both figures still find some commonalities.
Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany were similar in that both were dictatorships. Both Mussolini and Hitler came to power through legal means and believed that people were divided into either inferior or superior races. For example, Hitler was obsessed with the Aryan race and called for the genocide of Jews during WWII. In addition, both Mussolini and Hitler favored the wealthy, believed that an individual was meaningless and must submit to the decisions of their leaders, and aimed at self-sufficiency so that each could survive entirely without international trade. Furthermore, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy “had aimed for prestige and power for their countries, and brought instead humiliation and destruction” (Tarr, R.,
With support from the youth, the church, and the Monarchy, Mussolini’s march on Rome was met with little resistance and he become prime minister in 1922 (History.com Staff). With this position, he thought his bold aspirations to restore the Roman empire would grant him the prestige that was needed to completely overthrow the Italian monarchy and establish a totalitarian state (History.com Staff). His desire for absolute power would eventually be his downfall. His escapades in Northern Africa and assistance with Spain's civil war left his military stretched thin and left him unprepared for his entrance into World War II as an ally to Adolph Hitler