Germany and Italy’s desperate grasps for power that spurred WWII was driven primarily by two men whose ideals swayed entire nations to genocide and a violent sense of patriotism: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
Adolf Hitler’s rise was grounded in clever political plots and inter-party threats that allowed him to rise to an absolute power. In the 1920’s, Hitler was a member of a political party known as the German Worker’s party, which eventually came to be called “Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei”, more commonly known as the Nazi Party. Hitler’s talent in public speaking coupled with his stubborn politics made him a near unstoppable force within his party. It wasn’t long before he became the leader of the Nazi party, and the publication of Mein Kampf in 1925 introduced his beliefs to the public. On January 30th, 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, solidifying his path to dictatorship. On the 24th of March, 1933, the Enabling Act was passed. This act gave Hitler pass to act without consent of parliament and outside of the constitutional law.
Meanwhile, in Italy, Benito Mussolini made his rise to power. In 1914 Italy was suffering economically from their loss in World War 1 and its losses in from that war made its populous easy to sway. In 1919, the fascist party was created by Benito Mussolini, which promptly took power in 1922. The fascist party of Italy was a totalitarian system of government that preached extreme nationalism, military violence and economic self-sufficiency. Under their rule, the fascists oppressed all other political parties and censored education and the press. With these two controversial and militaristic dictators in control, Europe was prepared for war for both their lands and their beliefs.
Adolf Hitler’s rise was grounded in clever political plots and inter-party threats that allowed him to rise to an absolute power. In the 1920’s, Hitler was a member of a political party known as the German Worker’s party, which eventually came to be called “Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei”, more commonly known as the Nazi Party. Hitler’s talent in public speaking coupled with his stubborn politics made him a near unstoppable force within his party. It wasn’t long before he became the leader of the Nazi party, and the publication of Mein Kampf in 1925 introduced his beliefs to the public. On January 30th, 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, solidifying his path to dictatorship. On the 24th of March, 1933, the Enabling Act was passed. This act gave Hitler pass to act without consent of parliament and outside of the constitutional law.
Meanwhile, in Italy, Benito Mussolini made his rise to power. In 1914 Italy was suffering economically from their loss in World War 1 and its losses in from that war made its populous easy to sway. In 1919, the fascist party was created by Benito Mussolini, which promptly took power in 1922. The fascist party of Italy was a totalitarian system of government that preached extreme nationalism, military violence and economic self-sufficiency. Under their rule, the fascists oppressed all other political parties and censored education and the press. With these two controversial and militaristic dictators in control, Europe was prepared for war for both their lands and their beliefs.