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Compare and contrast rise to power of 2 AS - Coggle Diagram
Compare and contrast rise to power of 2 AS
Similarities
Use of terror and force to instil fear into respective people
Masses feared the leaders and dared not to challenge their increasing power
Hitler
Use of SS to intimidate SPD party members from entering the Kroll Opera House to vote against the 1933 Enabling Act that
ultimately
helped hitler become the fuhrer of Nazi Germany
Intimidated the party members and opponents not to step out of line by instilling fear of being killed for any form of opposition to regime, making them unopposed to the leadership.
Mao
Purged 4000 Red Army soldiers during the 1930 Futran incident for 'disloyalty' to the party and 'attempt to overthrow him'
Ability to be flexible
Convinced political masses that the Nazi party supported them from how they appeared to be willing and listen and adapt well to situations.
Contrasted with previous regimes like the Weiner Republic in Germany and GMD in China that were rigid and lacked the ability to solve issues at the expense of losing its rigidity. Hence did not get much public opinion prior to rise to power
Evidence
Hitler
Willing to work with political enemies like the zentrum when rally support for the 1933 enabling act in nazi germany was needed to achieve two thirds majority to pass it
Signed the encordat in 1933 to get catholic parties support despite his distaste for th3 catholic church
Mao
Willing to initiate second united front to battle Japanese occupation in china during WW2
Contrary to CKS stance which wa to remain stubborn and eliminate Chinese communists rather than choose to work with them to defeat the common enemy: Japan
Differences
Whom they appealed to
Hitler
Sought to get everyone's support with exceptions to Jews and Communists
Especially wanted industrialsts's support to find his party --> Used 1933 Reichstag fire to garner communist fear
Mao
Despised rich people ex landlords
Support stemmed from different groups in each country's society, which helped them kckstart off their rise to power
Rise to power achieved once majority of support from political masses were obtained
Attempted to gain support from lower classes, primarily peasants
1928 land law in jiangxi soviet --> Took land from landlords and redistributed it evenly amongst the peasants there
General methods used to take over previous government
Hitler
Used diplomatic means to achieve his goals
Took advantage of Weimar government constitution
loopholes
Ex Article 48 and proportional representation
Tried to impress German leaders like Hindenburg and Von Papen to sponsor him as Chancellor
Helped set the
perfect stage
for Hitler to eventuallly become dictator through
legislation of act like the 1933 Enabling Act
in position of Chancellor
Mao
Used Guerillla warfare during Chinese Civil War from 1946 to 1949 to weaken the GMD and drive them to Taiwan
Use of violence and war as a means to achieve his goal of rising to power as leader of mainland China
Mao was more confrontational and willing to use violence to claim power while Hitler was more manipulative diplomatically
Especially after Hitler's failed attempt to overthrow Weimar government in the 1923 Munich Putsch with force and violence