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What Does Hitler Mean By Joseph Stalin Rise To Power

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In the 20th century, Hitler ruled over Germany with a strong, brutal fascist ideology. His manner of securing power was very much based on fear and manipulation. Compared to Stalin, who gained power through the torture of his own people for his gain, Hitler's ways were much worse, using scare tactics to make people follow him and playing mind games with other countries and their leaders. Also, what he believed about the enemies of his state was extremely based on his own feelings and ideas. In addition, the way he attempted to make his nation great and mighty was very intense and shocking to many. To begin, Hitler gained power for his rule in several different ways. For instance, he invaded countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria, gaining a great deal of "lebensraum", or living space, for his people. Additionally, he manipulated many people into following him through his powerful, persuasive speeches. Hitlers speeches started out slow and calm, and rose to a loud, exciting speech, using many hand gestures and emotions throughout, which empowered many of his followers to be increasingly loyal to him. To add, people …show more content…

Though most were unrealistic, not unlike Stalins visions for the future, Hitler believed his way was the best way to make a great nation. As an example, Hitler wrote his book Mein Kampf, which almost all of his people had in their homes as kind of a trophy. The sales of his book made Hitler very rich, however nearly no one read the whole book, which contained a kind of blueprint for Germany's future. Second, he wanted his nation's people to consist of his "perfect" blonde haired, blue eyed Aryan people. In similarity, he thought that by eradicating all Jewish people, disabled people, homosexuals and sick people to name a few, would make room for all of his pure Aryans to live and flourish. However, Hitlers ideas of how to make his nation all powerful didn't end how he

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