Great Leaders: Adolf Hitler Vs. Napoleon

When remembering leaders of the world people tend to pay attention to who was deemed good or evil. That seems to be the biggest aspects that people will remember that leader by. However, if society eliminated that one aspect they would be able to see the true similarities and differences of leaders. A great example of this is Hitler v. Napoleon. The world will hear these names and just decide who was good or evil. Without regard to society's opinion of them, these leaders have similar and different characteristics. By the same token, Hitler and Napoleon grew up as immigrants. They served in the army before running for political power. Hitler and napoleon shared the desire to rule the world and made great strides to fulfill these dreams. These immigrant boys grew up to become world leaders who would be allies with Italy. Likewise, they made their signature moves of control in war-stricken countries. In a similar fashion, they both tried to conquer Russia and failed. Ironically they failed in their attempts to take over Russia for the same reason, both of their armies were not prepared for the cold in Russia. In the same breath, these men have their …show more content…
But without a doubt, Napoleon was better than Hitler. The reason behind that is because Napoleon agenda and wartime was more genuine than Hitler agendas. Napoleon worked hard and rose through the ranks of his military. Once in power he commanded his armies but did not interfere. Hitler wanted to control every aspect of everything, but not take responsibility when things went wrong. Napoleon was also stronger than Hitler when time came to be in power. Hitler got his power by instilling fear, hatred, and rage in his people. Napoleon gained power because he earned it, he didn't single out a population for people to hate and kill. In addition, Hitler studied Napoleon and somehow still went on to make the same mistakes. So clearly he is not the sharpest knife in the