Dictator

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina reigned over the Dominican Republic in a dictatorship extending over thirty years. He is known to most who know him as having been the “most ruthless dictator in Latin America.” However, there is another side to the story. Trujillo was the third son of a humble sheep herder and worked as a sugar plantation guard in his adolescent years. He enlisted in the United States Marines Corp during the U.S.’s occupation in the Dominican Republic. He built himself up to…

Opposing Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco In July of 1936 the Spanish Civil War started and military officers who were led by Francisco Franco began revolting against the democratically elected Second Republic. At this time Picasso, who was a Republican supporter, completed a series of anti-Franco etchings. The artist expressed his feelings by saying that the military caste was “plunging Spain into an ocean of misery and death”. One of his most notable paintings is “Guernica” painted for the…

Benjamin Toney Benjamin Toney Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was a military leader and a fascist dictator of Germany. He is the reason World War 2 was fought. He was born on April 20, 1889 in Austria. He despised Austrian rule and became a strong nationalist. Hitler set the holocaust into motion considering the Jewish race inferior. He was chancellor of Germany from 1934-1945 acting as a dictator for a large majority of that time. Hitler had joined the Nazi party in Germany. By the year…

Although Julius Caesar may have been a power hungry dictator, some of the things he did in his days were beneficial to the world. For example, Caesar abolished the roman republic, he created the calendar we know today, and he never lost a war. “Veni, vidi, vici.” A famous quote by Julius Caesar it means “I came, I saw, I conquered” people may miss take this quote to be about him being a power hungry dictator, however the way I view it is he came to a place with a corrupted government, and when…

how a dictatorship can be damaging to a country and its citizens. When a country is run by a dictatorship it’s people's voices are ignored as well as their rights and freedoms to further the ideologies of a single individual who runs said country. Dictators are known to use drastic measures to obtain and stay in power including the use of force, indoctrination, control of external and internal media, propaganda and the manipulation of their democracies. These tactics are often enforced with the…

A powerful dictator named Joseph Stalin established a regime that focused to modernize the Soviet Union and destroy the Nazi hierarchy. Shortly after the death of Vladmir Lenin in December of 1879, Stalin gained control of the Communist Party, by assuming the role of General Secretary. Due to his decision to control the agriculture, famine swept across the land killing millions in its path. The few exceptions were innocents captured and taken to camps. Leader of the Red Army, Stalin led his men…

The Dictator: Stalin was the Worst of Them All Throughout the years, there have been many ruthless dictators. These dictators include, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong and the worst of them all, Joseph Stalin. Many people think that this is not true. Some people will call Adolf Hitler the worst and most ruthless leader of all time because he killed so many Jewish people and anyone he did not like. This is true, however people do not think of what happened after the war.…

If I was a fascist dictator I would not prohibit anything. I would want everyone to be equal and have the same rights, and I feel like if it was like that no one would want to rebel against me and I could maintain power easily. There would also be laws but it would be common laws like for when you commit a crime. If I was a dictator I feel like my country would thrive. When I say everyone will be equal I meant it. Every race and religion would be equal and everyone would be treated like the…

large part in Spain’s military and government history. From his early years, Franco was involved in the military and climbed the ladder to eventually be general and dictator of Spain. At the highest point in his career, Franco lead the Nationalists rebellion against the government which eventually resulted in his position as dictator of Spain. Eventually adopting the name of “El Caudillo”, Francisco Franco would lead Spain into what is now a democracy. Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was born in…

Two Dictators – Two Roles In the 1900’s, Hitler and Mussolini had a huge impact on the world. Not only were they supreme leaders, but they also led their country in the World War II. Hitler and Mussolini were both strong leaders who have different accomplishments. The stock market crash in the United States in 1929 led to a depression that left millions of Germans without jobs. Unemployment rates were very high. More than 33% of the labor force was with a job in 1932. Banks in America began…