Totalitarian and Authoritarian Dictators: A Comparison of Fidel Castro and Alfredo Stroessner Author(s): Paul C. Sondrol Source: Journal of Latin American Studies‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 3 (Oct.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 599-620 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/157386 Accessed: 27/10/2008 04:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms
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Ariana Reeve How and why did Hitler and the Nazis come to power in January 1933? Hitler’s rise to power cannot be attributed to one event‚ but a mixture of factors these included events happening outside Germany‚ the strengths of the Nazi party‚ and the weaknesses of other parties in Germany. Hitler used these factors to his advantage and in 1933 when he gained power to become chancellor. One of the reasons Hitler came to power were his own personal qualities. Hitler was a driven determined and
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Hitler’s Rise to Power - Essay Plan Question: To what extent were the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic the major reason for the rise of the Nazi Party between 1919 and 1933? The task of this question is to: 1. Explain how important Weimar’s weaknesses were in the rise to power of the Nazis until 1933. 2. Explain the other factors that helped the Nazis gain power. 3. Reach a balanced conclusion that directly answers the question. Introduction: After the Great War ended Germany
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beliefs led to the assassination of their new dictator Julius Caesar. The lack of a leader created turmoil and civil war in the Roman Republic and thousands of people lost their lives. Octavian‚ Julius Caesar’s adopted son‚ took this opportunity to rise to power and beat down the armies of Marc Antony and his wife Cleopatra in order to gain complete rule over Rome. Later‚ in honor of his greatness‚ Octavian’s name was changed into Augustus. With his new name and supreme authority‚ Caesar Augustus transformed
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occupied by the United States military shortly after. Throughout the next three decades‚ Cuba operated as a free nation while the U.S. maintained close supervision. In 1933‚ Fulgencio Batista headed a revolt that overthrew Gerardo Machado’s authoritarian rule and Batista assumed power. Beginning in 1934‚ Batista maintained control of Cuba through a chain of puppet presidents until he was elected President in 1940. Batista served for four years and then moved to the United States. However‚ Batista returned
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Italy is a country that has gone through many changes throughout its history. It has faced many obstacles but has remained nationalistic and eager for unification. The political history of Italy is quite extensive. The Greeks were the first to settle in Italy and established colonies in the southern part of the country and in Sicily. There was not a sense of political reality as much as there was a civilization (Windows on Italy- History). While the Greeks controlled the south the Gauls‚ or
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separate states of Italy had finally become a unified country. Nationalism played a ver large part in this unification process. If it hadn’t been for the people of this region having a strong sense of pride for their country‚ Italy would still be split up into many nations as it was in the early 1800’s. There were certain people who helped move this process along tremendously‚ including Cavour‚ Mazzini and Garibaldi. All these great men helped form new movements or ideas. Then in the late 1800’s‚ the
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People’s Republic of China‚ once said that “Every communist must grasp the truth: political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” Zedong’s metaphor accurately characterizes the oppressive nature of the Communist regime of the Stalinist era. Such totalitarian systems maintain control over its citizens through the exercise of coercion‚ reward systems‚ mass media‚ and propaganda. This kind of totalitarian government sought to deprive its citizens of individual rights and integrate them into the system
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Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) 	Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy for nearly 20 years. Benito was born at Dovia‚ a suburb of Predappio‚ in the northcentral part of Italy. His father‚ Alessando‚ was a blacksmith. And his mother‚ Rosa‚ was a schoolteacher. As a young man‚ Mussolini was a Socialist with revolutionary tendencies. He was expelled from 2 schools and later was in trouble with the authorities several times. In 1912 he became editor of the Socialist newspaper
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Compare and contrast social and economic policies of Hitler and Mussolini We should start this brief analyze with focusing on the background of the dictators’ way to power. In both countries‚ Germany and Italy‚ the blow of 1929s Wall Street crisis proved to be very tough‚ however the economic situation inside states wasn’t good after the end of World War the First. Unemployment and budget deficit helped Mussolini with taking power in 1922. Hitler became a chancellor in 1933 when Germany suffered
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