Friday, December 21, 2007

Exam 5 Essay

Mao and Stalin used similar tactics to rise to power. Some ways that Mao and Stalin are similar in the ways hey came to power are, they both were in the military and gained respect from the people fighting for their county. They both forced out a threat for them to gain power from their country, Mao forced out Chiang Kai-Shek and Stalin forced out Trotsky. This is how they compare in the ways they come to power.

Mao and Hitler compare in the ways they come to power. Some ways they compare are, they both served their country in the military and gained respect from their people. Once they had power they both made camps for the people that they didn't like. Also, they both had laws like, your free if you do what I say. This is how they compare in the ways they came to power.

There are signs to tell when a dictatorship is growing. One sign is, if the person is discriminating against a specific race, religion or government in ways that they want to wipe them off the face of the earth. Another way to tell is, if the person encourages people to be like them or dress like them and practically worship them. If the person drives someone out of that is running against them and could possibly be a threat to them winning an election then they might be trying to be a dictator. Lastly, if the person is constantly trying to declare a state of emergency so they could have absolute power. these are ways to tell when a dictatorship is forming.

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