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