Stalin and Hitler: Rise to Power and Key Differences
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Economic conditions for rise to power
Post-war instability, economic crisis, and dissatisfaction with governments.
Difference in coming to power
Stalin rose via party politics; Hitler was legally appointed then seized full control.
Ideologies followed
Stalin: Communism. Hitler: Fascism, racial nationalism.
Shared method of consolidation
Terror, censorship, propaganda, secret police.
Difference in use of terror
Stalin used gulags/purges; Hitler used camps, targeted races.
Stalin's economic approach
Collectivization and industrialization via Five-Year Plans.
Hitler's economic approach
Rearmament, public works, and autarky.
Role of propaganda
Built cults of personality and controlled public opinion.
Foreign policy similarity
Used diplomacy tactically (e.g., Nazi-Soviet Pact).
Key social policy contrast
Stalin promoted class equality; Hitler promoted racial superiority.
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