Top 10 People of Totalitarianism and World War II
1. Joseph Stalin
2. Benito Mussolini
3. Adolf Hitler
4. Winston Churchill
5. Gustav Stresemann
6. King Victor Emmanuel III
7. Francisco Franco
8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
9. Goebbels
10. Ramsay McDonald
- Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Russian Communist Party and was talented at consolidating his power.
- 1879-1953
- Stalin released the five-year plan that stopped the NEP, cleverly overtook Trotsky in the elections, and was responsible for the collectivization of agriculture which drastically boosted Russian industrialization.
2. Benito Mussolini
- Benito Mussolini was a Socialist turned Fascist leader of Italy, and ended up leading the Italian Government.
- 1883-1945
- Mussolini used violence and his Black Shirts to force Fascism into Italy, was famous for, “everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state,” and made Italy very nationalistic.
3. Adolf Hitler
- Adolf Hitler was the German leader of National Socialism, and was an extreme racist anti-Semitist.
- 1889-1945
- Adolf Hitler’s work Mein Kampf, was propaganda to influence the development and spread of the idea of “space and race,” led to the holocaust, and also led to the Second World War.
4. Winston Churchill
- Winston Churchill was the leader of the British during the Second World War.
- 1874-1965
- Winston Churchill opposed and ended appeasement in Britain, and was also known as the “iron chancellor” as he led Britain through WWII while encouraging them to stay calm and carry on.
5. Gustav Stresemann
- Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) became the leader of the German government.
- 1878-1929
- Stresemann worked with France and Germany to re-evaluate how Germany was able to pay the reparations.
6. King Victor Emmanuel III
- King Victor Emmanuel III was the king of Italy before the fascist government.
- 1869-1947
- King Victor Emmanuel III was forced by the black shirts and Mussolini to promote him to leader of the government.
7. Francisco Franco
- Francisco Franco was a Spanish fascist leader.
- 1892-1975
- Franco overthrew the government during the Spanish Civil War.
8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the president of the United States.
- 1882-1945
- Roosevelt was the representative for the United States during the Second World War and part of the Big Three.
9. Goebbels
- Joseph Goebbels was an extremely anti-Semitic German propaganda maker for Hitler and the Nazis.
- 1897-1945
- Goebbels was the Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany
10. Ramsay McDonald
- Ramsay McDonald was the leader of the Labour party during the 20th century when they started to dominate over the Liberal party.
- 1866-1937
- First ever Prime Minister