Whose who in the game of
world domination
Dictators of the WWII era
• Treaty of Versailles leads to an unstable
Europe.
reasons:
1. war debts of WWI.
2. worldwide depression.
3. collapse of Empires.
Germany
• Adolf Hitler
• Nazi party
• Blames Jewish and Communists for
Germany’s failed state.
• Mein Kampf, a book by Hitler becomes
best seller, he is named chancellor of
Germany.
Nazism
“The victor will never
be asked if
he told the truth.”
-Hitler
Italy
• Benito Mussolini
• Fascist party
• Army known as the
black shirts
• Takes over Rome in
the 1920’s
Fascism
“The function of a citizen and a soldier are
inseparable.”
-Benito Mussolini
Spain
• Francisco Franco
• Fascist party
• Takes over during
Spanish Civil War
Fascism
“Communists should be crushed like
worms.”
-Francisco Franco
Russia/Soviet Union
• Josef Stalin
• Totalitarian/Communist
• Takes over with
violent overthrow
of government
through “purges”
Totalitarianism
“Death solves all problems - no man, no
problem.”
“It is enough that the people know there
was an election. The people who cast the
votes decide nothing. The people who
count the votes decide everything.”
-Josef Stalin
Japan
• Hideki Tojo
• War minister
• Militarist
Japan
• Emperor Hirohito
• Figurehead of Japan
Militarists
• “It is natural that I should bear entire
responsibility for the war in general, and,
needless to say, I am prepared to do so.”
-Hideki Tojo