The Axis countries consisted of three different super powers. Totalitarianism in Germany under the rule of Adolph Hitler. Fascism in Italy, ruled by Benito Mussolini. Lastly Imperialism in Japan who's military was lead by Hideki Tojo.
Adolph Hitler
Hitler rose to power in 1933 after being elected as the candidate of the National Workers Party of Germany or the Nazi Party. He was the only leader of an axis country to be elected into power. After his election, he changed the laws making him the soul leader leader of Germany and the Nazi Party the only legal party of the county. He lead Germany to defeat after WWII and killed himself to avoid arrest and/ execution.
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini came to power after the Italian "revolution" that he helped lead. He transformed the country to fascism to both control the people and to build a stronger government. After being made leader of Italy, he passed laws making him dictator of Italy. Between 1925 until 1927, a police state was formed to control the actions of the country. By the end of the war, he was hanged in public for his crimes against the people of Italy.
Hideki Tojo
Tojo, after leading a military coup d'etat in 1931 and leading the war against mainland China. What made him unique was that he was the only one of the three main Axis leader that was not in charge of the government, only the military. He was held accountable for organizing the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific stage of the war. He was arrested and put to death in 1948.
Adolph Hitler
Hitler rose to power in 1933 after being elected as the candidate of the National Workers Party of Germany or the Nazi Party. He was the only leader of an axis country to be elected into power. After his election, he changed the laws making him the soul leader leader of Germany and the Nazi Party the only legal party of the county. He lead Germany to defeat after WWII and killed himself to avoid arrest and/ execution.
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini came to power after the Italian "revolution" that he helped lead. He transformed the country to fascism to both control the people and to build a stronger government. After being made leader of Italy, he passed laws making him dictator of Italy. Between 1925 until 1927, a police state was formed to control the actions of the country. By the end of the war, he was hanged in public for his crimes against the people of Italy.
Hideki Tojo
Tojo, after leading a military coup d'etat in 1931 and leading the war against mainland China. What made him unique was that he was the only one of the three main Axis leader that was not in charge of the government, only the military. He was held accountable for organizing the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific stage of the war. He was arrested and put to death in 1948.
Winston Churchill
Churchill was elected to be the Prime Minister of England in 1940 after the impeachment of Neville Chamberlain. He had served in the military for over 20 years, fighting in WWI and South Africa. After he was elected, he led the royal military to victory in the European stage of WWII.
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt, being elected in 1933 was the longest serving president in US history. After being faced with the Great Depression, he was still able to lead the attack against the Japanese military in the Pacific stage. He died in office and his successor, Harry Truman, finished the war in his place.
Joseph Stalin
Stalin fought his way into power after the death of Vladimir Lennon. He led communist Russia (USSR/CCCP) to originally side with the Axis powers until he was be traded by Hitler will Hitler invading Russia in 1940. Stalin later had spies infiltrate the US nuclear program (Manhattan Project) launching both countries in to a Cold War.
Churchill was elected to be the Prime Minister of England in 1940 after the impeachment of Neville Chamberlain. He had served in the military for over 20 years, fighting in WWI and South Africa. After he was elected, he led the royal military to victory in the European stage of WWII.
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt, being elected in 1933 was the longest serving president in US history. After being faced with the Great Depression, he was still able to lead the attack against the Japanese military in the Pacific stage. He died in office and his successor, Harry Truman, finished the war in his place.
Joseph Stalin
Stalin fought his way into power after the death of Vladimir Lennon. He led communist Russia (USSR/CCCP) to originally side with the Axis powers until he was be traded by Hitler will Hitler invading Russia in 1940. Stalin later had spies infiltrate the US nuclear program (Manhattan Project) launching both countries in to a Cold War.
A sense of false hope in a society that has been depressed economically leads to the rise of a dictator. There were many reasons why dictators rose because of, Treaty of Versailles, Nationalism, and imperialism.
First of all, one thing that leads to the rise of dictators was the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was out to get Germany and making people feel ashamed for them. Germany had to have a very limited military. For example, “Germany was not allowed to have submarines an air force It could have an army of only 100,000 men and a navy of only 6 ships” (source http://www.johndclare.net/EA2.htm). This is a great example of one reason why dictators rose is because it shows that Germany does not have a lot of security on their homeland and they have virtually no military. So Germany was unprotected and people felt scared and angry because any country could take over Germany easily. People in Germany wanted a leader who can insure protection to the entire country. Adolf Hitler promised the German people for a new strong military that would be able to defend it from other countries. The Treaty of Versailles gave a good reason Adolf Hitler to build a strong military. Another thing In the Treaty of Versailles is that Germany had to pay war reparations and was blamed for starting the war. For example, “Germany had to 6,600 million ‘reparations’ for damage done.” This is a great example of why dictator’s rise is because in Germany the economy had extremely high inflation if that was not bad enough. Germany had to pay millions of dollars in reparation to all the allied country plus damage done. This made people in Germany furious because they cannot build back up their economy for maybe 100 years. So when Hitler says things “we shouldn’t halve to pay for war reparations and you should be proud of your country.” A lot of people in Germany didn’t want to pay for war reparations and people thought Hitler would end the debt Germany has to owe.
Second of all, Nationalism was one another reason why dictators rose. Hitler wanted the people of Germany to be proud and to feel like they have power and control over other nations. The people of Germany believed they were stronger than everyone else. For example, “Hitler, the conquest of Poland would bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people. According to his plan, the “racially superior” Germans would colonize the territory and the native Slavs would be enslaved (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland).” This is a good example of nationalism because as you can see people who followed Hitler and Hitler himself wanted to colonize and enslave people who are Slavs because they are a different culture and different religion. What Hitler means by “living space” it would be controlled by Germany and Germans would live there and Czechoslovakia the country itself would be annexed and be a part of Germany. Hitler used nationalism to make people feel in Germany that taking over Poland was the right thing to do. Another good of example of nationalism is, “The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa in the nineteenth century (1896), (http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia) .” This is good example of dictators using nationalism to be more powerful. Because it shows that Mussolini’s reason is to invade Ethiopia is that Italy as a nation lost their pride and confidence when they lost in the first Ethiopian war. Mussolini wanted control over Ethiopia because it would give him more power and he would be better known to the public. He thought it would give Italy more national pride if Ethiopia was taken over again.
Lastly, Imperialism was another reason why dictators rose. Hirohito, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler all wanted to expand their influence using military power. Hirohito was the dictator of Japan or also known as the emperor wanted to expand their rise in power and influence by using imperialism. For example, “Their commitment to the military effort to expand Japanese territory to achieve economic security can be understood partly in these terms The Japanese military faced a particular tactical problem in that certain critical raw materials — especially oil and rubber — were not available within the Japanese sphere of influence (http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1900_power.htm).” This is a great example of imperialism to help dictators because in Japan they did not have a ton of resources and relied heavily on trade so had to take over other countries/islands to have more resources. As Japan gained more ground and had more control over the pacific his influence and power was rising.
In the 1930s Adolf Hitler had an imperialist policy in Europe and Mussolini used that same policy when taking over Ethiopia. For example, “Mussolini followed this policy when he invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) the African country situated on the horn of Africa. Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa”( http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia).” This is a great example of a dictator using imperialism to help him rise because Italy does not have a ton of resources in their own country so the Italian military had to go to Ethiopia and take their money and materials. The invasion made a lot of public support for Mussolini because it was an easy victory. Therefore it helped expand his influence to other nations and he became a stronger dictator.
A sense of hope that was truly false in a society with an economy unstable leads to the rise of a dictator. There were a lot of reason why dictators rose because of, Treaty of Versailles, Nationalism, and imperialism.
First of all, one thing that leads to the rise of dictators was the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was out to get Germany and making people feel ashamed for them. Germany had to have a very limited military. For example, “Germany was not allowed to have submarines an air force It could have an army of only 100,000 men and a navy of only 6 ships” (source http://www.johndclare.net/EA2.htm). This is a great example of one reason why dictators rose is because it shows that Germany does not have a lot of security on their homeland and they have virtually no military. So Germany was unprotected and people felt scared and angry because any country could take over Germany easily. People in Germany wanted a leader who can insure protection to the entire country. Adolf Hitler promised the German people for a new strong military that would be able to defend it from other countries. The Treaty of Versailles gave a good reason Adolf Hitler to build a strong military. Another thing In the Treaty of Versailles is that Germany had to pay war reparations and was blamed for starting the war. For example, “Germany had to 6,600 million ‘reparations’ for damage done.” This is a great example of why dictator’s rise is because in Germany the economy had extremely high inflation if that was not bad enough. Germany had to pay millions of dollars in reparation to all the allied country plus damage done. This made people in Germany furious because they cannot build back up their economy for maybe 100 years. So when Hitler says things “we shouldn’t halve to pay for war reparations and you should be proud of your country.” A lot of people in Germany didn’t want to pay for war reparations and people thought Hitler would end the debt Germany has to owe.
Second of all, Nationalism was one another reason why dictators rose. Hitler wanted the people of Germany to be proud and to feel like they have power and control over other nations. The people of Germany believed they were stronger than everyone else. For example, “Hitler, the conquest of Poland would bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people. According to his plan, the “racially superior” Germans would colonize the territory and the native Slavs would be enslaved (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland).” This is a good example of nationalism because as you can see people who followed Hitler and Hitler himself wanted to colonize and enslave people who are Slavs because they are a different culture and different religion. What Hitler means by “living space” it would be controlled by Germany and Germans would live there and Czechoslovakia the country itself would be annexed and be a part of Germany. Hitler used nationalism to make people feel in Germany that taking over Poland was the right thing to do. Another good of example of nationalism is, “The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa in the nineteenth century (1896), (http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia) .” This is good example of dictators using nationalism to be more powerful. Because it shows that Mussolini’s reason is to invade Ethiopia is that Italy as a nation lost their pride and confidence when they lost in the first Ethiopian war. Mussolini wanted control over Ethiopia because it would give him more power and he would be better known to the public. He thought it would give Italy more national pride if Ethiopia was taken over again.
Lastly, Imperialism was another reason why dictators rose. Hirohito, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler all wanted to expand their influence using military power. Hirohito was the dictator of Japan or also known as the emperor wanted to expand their rise in power and influence by using imperialism. For example, “Their commitment to the military effort to expand Japanese territory to achieve economic security can be understood partly in these terms The Japanese military faced a particular tactical problem in that certain critical raw materials — especially oil and rubber — were not available within the Japanese sphere of influence (http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1900_power.htm).” This is a great example of imperialism to help dictators because in Japan they did not have a ton of resources and relied heavily on trade so had to take over other countries/islands to have more resources. As Japan gained more ground and had more control over the pacific his influence and power was rising.
In the 1930s Adolf Hitler had an imperialist policy in Europe and Mussolini used that same policy when taking over Ethiopia. For example, “Mussolini followed this policy when he invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) the African country situated on the horn of Africa. Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa”( http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia).” This is a great example of a dictator using imperialism to help him rise because Italy does not have a ton of resources in their own country so the Italian military had to go to Ethiopia and take their money and materials. The invasion made a lot of public support for Mussolini because it was an easy victory. Therefore it helped expand his influence to other nations and he became a stronger dictator.
A sense of hope that was truly false in a society with an economy unstable leads to the rise of a dictator. There were a lot of reason why dictators rose because of, Treaty of Versailles, Nationalism, and imperialism.