Adolf Hitler Vs. Joseph Stalin

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Adolf hitler Vs. Joseph Stalin
This is showing the similarities and differences between two of the world's harshest and cruelest dictators in history Adolf HItler and Joseph Stalin. Some similarities are that they were both dictators and harsh rulers, they both promised progression, and they both killed millions of innocent people. Some differences between these two powerful and demanding leaders is that Stalin was for communism and against capitalism while Hitler was for capitalism and he absolutely loathed communism. Hitler was a massive racist model in the world's point of view because he targeted everyone that was different and he targeted the Jewish religion while stalin was barely racist if he was at all. The way they treated their people were drastically different because Hitler empowered his people and tried to protect them while Stalin let his people die, let millions of innocent civilians die and he even had some leaders executed because he was paranoid they were planning his downfall.
The way Hitler ruled is that he tried to protect his people but also trying to take over
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Hitler did look up to stalin because he thought of him just as a clerk but nothing more than a clerk and was amazed he came into power. Stalin was a communist, he wanted work in his community to support the war and believed everyone should be treated fairly but it's kind of hypocritical because he slaughters most of his people because he was paranoid. Meanwhile Hitler was a capitalist and wanted to keep certain people in charge of the jobs. He believed in social Darwinism or some might also know it as survival of the fittest. Stalin was a communist because of the way he was raised, Hitler was a capitalist because he always had to work and rely on himself to get what he wanted or needed for him to

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