Compare And Contrast The Dictators And Anti-Democratic Leaders In The 1930's

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The dictators and anti democratic leaders were able to come to power in the 1930’s because they were able to attract to the people of the country to their beliefs that there country comes first (Nationalism).In the Germans view, Hitler wanted to get revenge and build the country due to how they were unfairly treated after WW1. While the Russian leaders thought it was in the countries best interest to enforce communism Even though from the outside the USSR looked like an improved economy, and a leading industrial nation. It had major negative effects on the population. The Germans listened to Hitler because they thought his plans were the answers to get their country back on track, without caring about the harm they were doing towards others.

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