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Benito Mussolini's Rise to Power
As Italy slipped into political chaos, Benito declared that he alone could restore order and was given authority in 1922 as prime minister. He slowly dismantled all democratic organizations. By 1925 he had made himself dictator, taking the title of "lL Duce" or "The Leader". -
Joseph Stalin's Rise to Power
After the death of Vladimir I. Lenin Stalin rose to be the leader of the Soviet Union and he turned it from a peasant society into a industrial and military powerhouse. -
Emperor Hirohito's Rise to Power
Hirohito was Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He took over at a time of rising democratic sentiment, but his country soon turned ultra-nationalism and militarism. After World War 2 he lost all of his political power and was just a figurehead. -
Adolph Hitler's Rise to Power
He convinced people to sign an Enabling Act which gives a politician complete power for a temporary amount of time during an emergency. But in Hitler's case he never renounced the power and created a whole new crisis.
