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Haile Selassie |
Ruler of Ethiopia; his nation was invaded and conquered by the Italians; his appeal to the League of Nations was rejected; resistance to the invasion was strong but unsuccessful. |
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Herohito |
Emperor of Japan during the second world war; he was a strong supporter of Japanese Militarism and Nationalism. |
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Chiang Kai-Shek |
Leader of the Chinese Nationalist government which fought the Japanese and their incursion into Southern China; he would eventually lose a civil war to the communists and take his government to the island of Formosa (Taiwan). |
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Benito Mussolini |
Fascist Dictator of Italy (II Duce), he formed an alliance with Germany and led his nation into World War Two. |
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Francisco Franco |
Fascist General who led the nationalist forces to victory during the Spanish Civil War; he ruled Spain for over two decades as dictator. |
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Adolf Hitler |
The fascist leader of Germany who led his country into the Second World War, a founder of the Nazi Party, he was elected Chancellor in 1932 and carried out politics and genocide against radical and religious groups in Europe. |
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Stalin |
Communist leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until 1953, he led his nation into world war 2; carried out genocide against citizens of his country; his success in the war gave the U.S.S.R control of much of Europe after the war leading to the cold war. |
