Comparison Of Menelaus And Adolf Hitler

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Comparison of Menelaus and Adolf Hitler
Within the last one hundred years there have been numerous people that were villains, Menelaus was a king in Greek mythology and no one is more comparable to Menelaus than Adolf Hitler. Both Menelaus and Hitler have parallel lives, actions and beliefs. Menelaus was the king of Sparta and was a dominant figure in the Trojan War. Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party and was the center of the Holocaust and World War II in Europe. Menelaus and Adolf Hitler both were extremely aggressive and felt authoritative. Adolf Hitler and Menelaus both felt powerful because they required backing from their supporters. Their people followed and fought for them. Even though Hitler was a leader and Menelaus was

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