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Adolf Hitler was the German dictator from 1935-1945. His actions have forever scarred the face of humanity. As a dictator, he initiated several forms of propaganda and gave many promising speeches that German citizens began to believe. After changing Germany's mindset, he built up a vast military and built concentration camps. Hitler began filling the camps with Jews, gypsies, and others deemed "inferior". By the war's end, 6 million Jews had been slaughtered along with 5 million others. Hitler, who by 1945 refused to listen to advisors, killed himself on April 30, 1945.
Benito Mussolini ruled Italy for 21 years under his fascist form of government. He was born in Dorvia, Italy, and graduated from a teaching school where he taught elementary school. He fulfilled his military requirements in 1904, and afterwards he returned to teaching until 1908. In 1919, he founded his fascist political group in Milan. By 1922 his party had amassed great power and support to the point where King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Mussolini in charge of the Italian government. Mussolini soon began his dictatorship by erasing all political parties except for the Fascist. He took over Ethiopia from 1935-1936, and during WWII in 1940, he invaded France. In 1943 he was overthrown by the Fascist Grand Council and imprisoned, but was later rescued by the Germans. In 1945 the Italian underground found him at Lake Como and killed him.
Hirohito was Japan's Emperor from 1926 to 1989. His reign was the Showa. As Emperor, he opposed the militarism during the 1930's, but his advisers kept him out of conflict with the militarists. Hirohito suffered as a result of this silent reign. His advisers talked him into talked him into decisions that led to WWII. After the war he was never charged with war crimes like other high ranking officials in the Japanese government. Hirohito died in 1989, while still in reign.
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