Question

Initial Post Instructions During the 1930s, much of the world seemed to give up on their hope for a democratic solution to their problems and instead turned to totalitarianism, both in Europe and in Asia. For the initial post, select and address one of the following: • Germany/Hitler • USSR/Stalin • Japan/Tojo Address the following questions for your selection: • What effects did the history, politics, and economies of those areas play in their decisions to turn to totalitarianism? • What role did the Great Depression in the United States play in their plight?

Answer 1

The rise of Adolf Hitler was not a political accident, it was a long term political scenario supported by the contemporary conditions of Europe. The First World War came with hazardous economic and social conditions in Europe, German people became the primary target of it. German identity was heading towards its end.

Adolf Hitler gave the hope which united Germans to stand with him, he was not a true leader, and he was a person who became a leader due to the conditions of Europe as well as Germany.

As we know, the great depression of 1930 broke the economy of America which affected whole Europe, the unemployment rate raised dramatically, people have nothing to do, they became aggressive, the trust for leaders declined, Hitler, Stalin, and Tojo rose from the common people, they were not born leaders, the conditions made them aggressive, non-democratic and dictator.

Hitler was the hope of German youths while Stalin was the leader of farmers and peasants, both leaders supported totalitarianism because the centralization of the administration seems to be the one and only option to handle corrupt leaders, politicians, and businessmen.

In my opinion, the rise of totalitarianism in Europe, and Asia was the result of the failure of democratic values and the great depression escalated American influence in Europe, people had believed that capitalization and democratic values are nothing more than a dream. They want to see a real leader who could take the hard decision and support individual dignity. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were the symbol of collective emotions and revenge, not the leadership. They came for people but hunted the idea of their existence gradually the anger showed down and democracy raised in Europe. In 1990, the fall of the Soviet Union helped democratic values to have emerged all over the world.