Essay To what extent were the economic policies and rise to power of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler similar? Benito Mussolini was the Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 until 1943. Adolf Hitler was the furher of Germany from 1933 until 1945. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler’s economic policies and their rise to power were to a great extent similar. Both men had a strong desire to make their respective countries great. They used propaganda to manipulate people. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler used dictatorship to rule their countries. Dictatorship is a manner in which a country is governed. It is a system where complete authority is given to one person or a small number of individuals to govern a country. Usually in a dictatorship state people are restricted to information and their right to freedom of expression is usually neglected. The economy of Italy was not in a great state in the early 20th century; Italy’s economy was faced with a high unemployment rate. Italy was also in debt which held back the economic …show more content…
Mussolini and Hitler ruled their countries under authoritarian control which to a large extent limited the human rights of people. Personal Reflection. I gathered information from the internet and also went to the library to find additional information about the project. I found that gathering the information was easy as Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler are very popular men, however it was a bit time consuming to find which sources would be beneficial for my task. While I was doing the Research Task not only was I learning new facts, I also enjoyed myself a lot. I have learned a lot from the backgrounds of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler and understood their actions. Both men wanted to make their countries great and both had ambition. However their ambition to make their country great cost a lot and in the process a lot of people