This came in the form of fascism, an ideology in which the individual is dominated by an all-powerful state under the control of one supreme leader. ... By the mid 1920's Adolf Hitler was the undisputed leader of the Nazi Party. ... Most importantly, Rosa Luxemburg and fellow Spartacist Communist leader Karl Liebknecht were murdered, stripping the communists of their leaders. Not only did the failed and fruitless rising influence people further from the communists, due to such unreliable politics, but the loss of both leaders suppressed the communist movement such that they didn't re...

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The film exalted Nazism by portraying it as a movement which promoted German unity. ... Hitler deemed it very significant to project a representation of unity because of the removal of Hitler's paramilitary which included the killing of Ernst Rohm the paramilitary leader. During his early years as Chancellor and later Fuhrer (Leader), Hitler was consolidating his power, thus, Nazi propaganda during the era was solidifying his leadership. Reflecting on this, the idea of national unity seen in the Nuremberg Rally has a definite purpose to single out Hitler as the people's leader. .....

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Between 1090 and 1272 an Islamic movement known as the Assassins used similar tactics in their struggle against the Christian Crusaders who had invaded what is today part of Syria. ... Some terrorist leaders were Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Adolf Hitler, Carlos the Jackal, the Ku Klux Klan, and many more. ...

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Laudable and Heroic Mussolini Benito Mussolini over the course of his lifetime went from Socialism to the leadership of a new political movement called fascism. During many years, Italy was faced with false, disloyal leaders, and Mussolini came and augmented Italy and became the spokesman of a nation betrayed by its leaders, who could only make Italy dependent on Germany and Austria . "He was the leader who succeeded where his mentors had so lamentably failed" , Mussolini was far more involved in the process of governing and accomplishing the Italian Nationalist dream than many of the Italia...

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He seized total power in Germany by elevating himself to the position of FÜHER, or absolute leader of the German nation and its people. ... Later, Mussolini centralized all power in himself as the leader (il duce) attempting to create an Italian empire in alliance with Hitler's Germany. He founded the Fasci di Combattimento, a nationalistic anti liberal, and anti socialist movement that attracted mainly the lower middle class. ... His Fascist movement started by his belief that the proletariat should unite "in one formidable fascio- (bundle), preparatory for seizing power. ... With their...

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There are various ways in which single-party leaders of the past have managed to strengthen their power, but what is tantamount is the strengthening of their power domestically, which has proven to be the most vital item on the agendas of two of the twentieth century's most famous single-party leaders; Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong. These two men, leaders of fascist Nazi Germany and Communist China respectively, both sought to make sure that within the borders of their nations, every citizen followed their rule. ... Once in power, any single-party leader must find means to quiet down the op...

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Further, Nazism became a movement that could not tolerate stability, it required, in the words of the historian Klaus Epstein, "the incessant mobilization of the German people against foreign and domestic enemies and an atmosphere of permanent crisis justifying the use of exceptional measures." ... In his book explaining Hitler's Germany, an entry in Goebbel's (a German politician at that time) diary made in March of 1943 seems to support the view that the Third Reich was a weak dictatorship when he wrote, "We live in a state where areas of authority have been unclearly di...

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The setup of the Nazi Party as head of the country was confirmed by the election of November 12 1933, giving 92% of the votes to the Nazis; and was finalized on August 2 1934, when Hitler became the indisputable "Führer", leader of the single Mass Party ruling Germany. ... To strengthen the control of education and make the Nazi ideology even more present in the life of young Germans, Hitler established the Hitler Youth Movement. This movement was created to form the German youth to the Nazi ideology by planning activities, weekend trips, walking and sports. ... This technique of i...

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The country needed a leader to rally behind and promise to "restore" Germany to the previous power before the war. ... " (Eastwood, 2010, 1297) It should also be mentioned that Streicher was the leader of the "Hitler Youth" movement, and by 1939 the vast majority of eligible youths in Germany were part of this movement, making it the largest youth organization in the world. ...

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This has been the case throughout human history, where the masses have always had a desire to follow a leader, or worship a God, allowing individuals to use this susceptibility to their advantage creating dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Emergence of mass media has allowed leaders to conveniently misguide the public and generate national support for issues by creating non-rational propaganda that appeals to society's emotions. ... Often times our leaders will attempt to hide information in order to prevent hysteria among the people creating a mask over what is truly happ...

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"The annihilation of Germany was not an English interest, but primarily a Jewish one, just as today a destruction of Japan serves[]the interests of the leaders of the projected Jewish world empire" (Hitler 638). ... He states that the "Social Democracy press was directed predominantly by Jews" (Hitler 61), that "When [he] recognized the Jew as the leader of the Social Democracy, the scales dropped from [his] eyes" (Hitler 60). ... This constant identification of Socialism with Jews, who had already been condemned both by him and by others and were continuing to be condemned in Mein Kampf, Hi...

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There is a great sense of movement in this veristic depiction of a canoe race, where so-called examples of the "perfection" of the "pure" blood male Aryans harmoniously working together in their respective teams. ... The painting portrays Hitler (the leader and representative of the national socialist party) as a superior superhuman being. ... Hitler is presented as a clear headed, determined leader who has the power to lead the Germanic people to a "glorious future" of mythological greatness. ... These two elements, the reference to the past, and the celebration of the Nordic physicality, wor...

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Benito Mussolini was a dictator and the leader of the Italian Fascist movement. Mussolini's reign of terror, as he referred to it, failed because numerous mistakes were made on his part during his career. One of these mistakes was his agreement to form an alliance with Adolf Hitler and the German Th...

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Adolf Hitler is one of the most tyrannical, horrendous, and sadistic leaders that have ever held a position of power. ... Franz von Papen, Kurt von Schleicher, and Paul von Hindenburg controlled the power in Germany at this time; however, Hitler could not be ignored because his mass Nazi movement had become a great size in the government. ...

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The Nazis gained fuel for their growing movement in the form of propaganda denouncing the Versailles treaty. ... The army felt they had been undefeated on the battlefield but they had been betrayed by Germany's democratic leaders, known as the "November Criminals." ...

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The consolidation of the Nazi Party was achieved through the means of Hitler's dictatorship; that achieved victory through assaults on the constitution, the civil service, the army, integrity and justice, and the federal structure of Germany and its states; whose autocracy and oratory skills captured the attentions of the vulnerable nation setting out to overcome the Great Depression; alongside his organisation of propaganda and carefully staged rallies that were immensely subjected to German citizens and soldiers; and with the associations with relentlessly cunning political leaders such...

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These groups were known as The Peace Pledge Union, The Peace Society and the No More War Movement. ... As it became evident that the policy of appeasement had failed in 1939 and that Britain would in fact go to war, the Liberal Leader Sir Archibald Sinclair expressed his feelings on the achievements of appeasement We have eaten dirt in vain This statement is clearly expressing the fact that Britain has tolerated the deceitful acts of Germany to no avail or successes. ... Francisco Franco assumed the leader of the revolt, a quick victory was anticipated however the eventual outcome s...

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It was the military intervention of foreign nations that fuelled the Spanish Civil War, and from one perspective, actually On the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War the leaders of the military uprising immediately asked the German government for help. ...

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