Dictators are always needed at any time, but they are most needed in war times. Dictatorship flourish mostly because political and economical issues allowed to, many countries were left in poverty, -which caused panic among the citizens-, people looked for powerful leaders that could solve the problems
- In Germany, The Treaty of Versailles. From the start the terms of Versailles caused anger, even hate, sometimes revulsion in parts of German society. The map of Germany was split up, the military barely existed, and huge reparations had to be paid. Germany was basically poor. Some claimed all Versailles did was delay a resumption of the war for a couple of decades, so when Hitler rose to power in the thirties and started the second world war. Hitler gave hope to German society, he promised to overturn the Treaty of Versailles, stop reparations, put Germany back together, strengthen military, and take their pride back. Germans in need to get out of that situation having political and economical issues they believed in Hitler.
- In Italy, Change in government. Mussolini knew he could make Italy stronger so he decided to run for prime minister and change Italy views. He rose to power as a leading proponent of Facism. Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the paramilitary Fascist movement and became prime minister. Mussolini’s military expenditures made Italy predominant in the Mediterranean region, though they exhausted his armed forces. Mussolini allied himself with Hitler, relying on the German dictator to prop up his leadership during World War II, but he was killed shortly after the German surrender in Italy in 1945.Mussolini wanted a change in the government built a political movement called fascism—a system under which the government rules through terror and by appealing to racism and nationalism. Using black-shirted followers to enforce his rule He won over nationalists by promising to turn Italy into a new Roman Empire.which made him rise and lead Italy in WW2
- In Japan, Imperial expansion. Japan's rapid development led to its emergence as a world power and the establishment of a colonial empire. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s led to the rise of militarism, eventually culminating in Japan's membership in the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific region. Military leaders held a powerful position in the government. In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria, a province of China. This signaled the beginning of a planned Asian expansion. The League of Nations did little. In 1940, Japan, Italy, and Germany formed the Axis Powers.
- In the Soviet Union, Take over Lenin. Vladimir Lenin died, Stalin outmaneuvered his rivals for control of the party. The Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his reign. Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included a secret protocol that divided territories of Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland into German and Soviet "spheres of influence", anticipating potential "territorial and political rearrangements" of these countries. Born into poverty, Stalin became involved in revolutionary politics, as well as criminal activities, as a young man. After Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin died, Stalin outmaneuvered his rivals for control of the party. Once in power, he collectivized farming and had potential enemies executed or sent to forced labor camps. Stalin aligned with the United States and Britain in World War II but afterward engaged in an increasingly tense relationship with the West Mainly Stalin rose to power because of Lenin´s death.