After the first World War, totalitarianism became a common ideology used in Europe. totalitarianism is when the government has complete control of every aspect of society. In Europe, countries such as Russia, Italy, and Germany used Communism and Fascism as a form of totalitarianism. Joseph Stalin used communism as a way to control society, while Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler used Fascism. All leaders' common goal was to gain power over society using violence, propaganda, censorship, and educating the youth. Adolf Hitler, who became Fuhrer of Germany in 1933, followed the guidelines of totalitarianism during his reign as leader in Germany. Adolf Hitler was the most totalitarian leader because of his use of the Gestapo as a secret police
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His first use of terrorism is known as Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass), in which Hitler ordered the destruction and burning of Jewish businesses and Jewish synagogues. While these buildings were burning, the firemen would ignore the Jewish burning buildings and focus on saving the buildings around them. In another attempt to purify Germany, Hitler used Nuremberg Laws to restrict the Jewish community. The Nuremberg Laws did not allow Jewish people to have Reich Citizenship and did not allow them to have a relationship with other Germans who were not Jewish. Hitler's main use of terrorism was the use of concentration camps before and during the Holocaust. At first, concentration camps were initially used to hold political leaders prisoner, but would expand to being used as death and work camps for Jews. When Hitler started forcing Jews into these camps, it would be known as the Holocaust. The purpose of the Holocaust was for Hitler to use Jew’s for labor, and if they were not fit for labor, they would be executed. This compared to Stalin’s use of labor camps, this was far more supreme than Stalin’s. It was more supreme than Stalin’s because Hitler had a specific target, The jews, while Stalin just sent anyone to these camps. These uses of terror prove Hitler as the most totalitarian leader by showing how he would eliminate a race of people for the purpose of purifying Germany to his
His first use of terrorism is known as Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass), in which Hitler ordered the destruction and burning of Jewish businesses and Jewish synagogues. While these buildings were burning, the firemen would ignore the Jewish burning buildings and focus on saving the buildings around them. In another attempt to purify Germany, Hitler used Nuremberg Laws to restrict the Jewish community. The Nuremberg Laws did not allow Jewish people to have Reich Citizenship and did not allow them to have a relationship with other Germans who were not Jewish. Hitler's main use of terrorism was the use of concentration camps before and during the Holocaust. At first, concentration camps were initially used to hold political leaders prisoner, but would expand to being used as death and work camps for Jews. When Hitler started forcing Jews into these camps, it would be known as the Holocaust. The purpose of the Holocaust was for Hitler to use Jew’s for labor, and if they were not fit for labor, they would be executed. This compared to Stalin’s use of labor camps, this was far more supreme than Stalin’s. It was more supreme than Stalin’s because Hitler had a specific target, The jews, while Stalin just sent anyone to these camps. These uses of terror prove Hitler as the most totalitarian leader by showing how he would eliminate a race of people for the purpose of purifying Germany to his