Hitler and Mussolini were more similar than dissimilar because of the way in which they garnered support for their parties and the methods that they used to control their countries.
Mussolini first gained support for his party by calling for land for Italy, and Hitler’s idealistic speeches swayed many people to join the Nazi party.
Mussolini’s appeals for land for Italy, which the Italians saw as their right, caused many people to support him and flock to his party. Similarly, “Hitler, in particular… promised to create a new Germany free of class differences and party infighting. His appeal to national pride, national honor, and traditional militarism struck chords of emotion in his listeners.” (Spielvogel 819)
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Mussolini controlled his state by creating youth groups for teenagers and formed the squadistri, while Hitler and the Nazis created the Hitler Youth and the SS.
The squadistri were armed Fascists that attacked newspapers, Socialist offices, and strikes, and “...[Mussolini’s] regime relied more and more on the activities of youth organizations...to indoctrinate the young people of the nation in Fascist ideals.” (Spielvogel 815) “Himmler and the SS… functioned on the basis of two principles: terror and ideology. Terror included the instruments of repression and murder…” (Spielvogel 816), and “because the early indoctrination of [Germany’s] youth would lay the foundation for a strong totalitarian state, youth organizations… were given special attention.” (Spielvogel 816)
Hitler and Mussolini both used similar tactics to indoctrinate and control their country, since they both used youth organizations to indoctrinate the young people, and used special groups (squadistri and SS) that utilized violence to keep control in their states.
Therefore, because of Hitler’s and Mussolini’s methods of strengthening their parties and controlling their countries, both dictators were more similar than they were
Mussolini first gained support for his party by calling for land for Italy, and Hitler’s idealistic speeches swayed many people to join the Nazi party.
Mussolini’s appeals for land for Italy, which the Italians saw as their right, caused many people to support him and flock to his party. Similarly, “Hitler, in particular… promised to create a new Germany free of class differences and party infighting. His appeal to national pride, national honor, and traditional militarism struck chords of emotion in his listeners.” (Spielvogel 819)
Mussolini and Hitler both …show more content…
Mussolini controlled his state by creating youth groups for teenagers and formed the squadistri, while Hitler and the Nazis created the Hitler Youth and the SS.
The squadistri were armed Fascists that attacked newspapers, Socialist offices, and strikes, and “...[Mussolini’s] regime relied more and more on the activities of youth organizations...to indoctrinate the young people of the nation in Fascist ideals.” (Spielvogel 815) “Himmler and the SS… functioned on the basis of two principles: terror and ideology. Terror included the instruments of repression and murder…” (Spielvogel 816), and “because the early indoctrination of [Germany’s] youth would lay the foundation for a strong totalitarian state, youth organizations… were given special attention.” (Spielvogel 816)
Hitler and Mussolini both used similar tactics to indoctrinate and control their country, since they both used youth organizations to indoctrinate the young people, and used special groups (squadistri and SS) that utilized violence to keep control in their states.
Therefore, because of Hitler’s and Mussolini’s methods of strengthening their parties and controlling their countries, both dictators were more similar than they were