For some, it's drugs and alcohol that does this.
Dictators, it's power, money and control over people.
Whenever the word dictator gets thrown around, Adolf Hitler always comes to mind. We all have at some stage in our schooling life read about WW2, or watched one of the movies related to it. So, I’m not going to talk to you today telling you who Hitler was and what he did. Instead, I’m going to explore other dictators, and why they came to be.
Joseph Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union from 1922-1953. In his time of power, collectivism was bought about. This was where the land, livestock and assets were owned by the Soviet …show more content…
He led the “March on Rome” where 30000 Black Shirts demanded the current prime minister to resign for Mussolini to step up. By 1925 Mussolini had abolished all opposing politicians and declared himself “The Leader”. In 1935, he invaded Ethiopia with mustard gas as a part of building his mighty empire. 1939, he allied with Hitler known as the “Pact of Steel”. This was a pact that in the event of War, they would help each other out. One year later, Mussolini declared war on France and Britain. Under Mussolini’s power, 400,000 people were killed because of World War 2, and on top of that 30,000 people from the Italian invasion Into Ethiopia. Mussolini is ranked as one of the world’s biggest mass …show more content…
Lee Kuan Yew (also known as LKY) was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 – 1990. He was the one that changed Singapore from being a “third world country” to a “first world country”. Up until he was in power, Singapore was a part of the UK. Singapore’s economy rapidly grew when LKY was in charge, as everyone had a job, less than 1% of the population was homeless, and the average income per capita grew immensely. Yes, there were still problems in the country, but overall LKY used his authority for the benefit of the people. He didn’t become corrupt like Stalin or Mussolini, but he completely changed Singapore and the lives of the people in