1. PACT OF STEEL LEADERS

2. LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY:
Felt Germany had been humiliated by the treaty; wanted revenge
HITLER

3. FAMILY WEALTH
Middle class
Father was a government official
Mother was a housewife
HITLER

4. FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI
Artist – applied for art school but was rejected because he could only draw landscapes.
HITLER

5. MILITARY GOALS
Build up military by ignoring treaty
Take over government
Create the Nazi Party
HITLER

6. VIEWS ON NATIONALISM VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Believed in nationalism; controlled people through fear and terror so that there are few individual rights
HITLER

7. TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN
Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, Moravia, Danzig
HITLER

8. HITLER QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF ARMY Strong & well trained
Well equipped for war; access to technology
Used secret police to carry out questionable assignments
HITLER

9. SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD
Captivating & Charismatic
Utilized propaganda and fan faire to draw in German people
HITLER

10. RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE
Blamed Jewish media for premature armistice at the closing of WWII.
Further blamed wealthy Jewish population for scandal during Depression
HITLER

11. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Often, Elaborate
Used mass media
Controlled access to information to bolster public appearance of strength
HITLER

12. HITLER WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER
Hitler did not send military aid to Japan
Hitler always stayed loyal to Mussolini because there was never any conflict of interest.
Mussolini certainly the weaker partner
HITLER

13. LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH VERSAILLES TREATY
Not happy, Felt cheated
Because Italy joined the Allies late, the Fiume Region was not awarded to them at Versailles.
MUSSOLINI

14. FAMILY WEALTH
Father was a blacksmith, mother was a school teacher
Lower middle class
MUSSOLINI

15. FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI
Newspaper Editor
MUSSOLINI

16. MILITARY GOALS
Institute a Fascist Government and unite the Italian Peninsula
MUSSOLINI

17. MUSSOLINI VIEWS ON NATINALIMS VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Wanted a Fascist Government
“Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state”
Few Individual Rights
MUSSOLINI

18. TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN
Fiume, Dalmatia, Ethiopia, Albania, Egypt, Greece
MUSSOLINI

19. QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF THE ARMY
Weapons were outdated and in poor condition
Boasted that he had 10 million soldiers
MUSSOLINI

20. SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD
Powerful
MUSSOLINI

21. RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE
Wasn’t bothered by them
MUSSOLINI

22. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Appeared publicly often
Organized marches to put the power of the Italian government on display.
MUSSOLINI

23. WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER
Didn’t inform Hitler when he was going to invade a territory, caused Hitler to delay his military plans
Hitler was often cleaning up the errors that Mussolini created
MUSSOLINI

24. LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH THE VERSAILLES TREATY
Angry, felt cheated because they couldn’t have territory in China
Felt ignored by the European Powers and left Versailles early.
HIROHITO

25. FAMILY WEALTH
Emperor – distinct from other leaders of the era
HIROHITO

26. FIRST CAREER OR JOB BEFORE WWI
Emperor
HIROHITO

27. MILITARY GOALS
Desired to become the eclipsing power in the Eastern Hemisphere
Worked toward these goals by instituting militarism and building up their military
HIROHITO

28. VIEWS ON NATIONALISM VS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
The State Rules
HIROHITO

29. TERRITORIES EACH WANTED TO WIN
China, Korea, Manchuria, Philippines, Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, East Indies
HIROHITO

30. QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF ARMY
Well trained and strong
Dedication to goals of Military and State are very strong!
HIROHITO

31. SPEAKING ABILITY IN FRONT OF A CROWD
Awkward and uncomfortable
HIROHITO

32. RELATIONS TO JEWISH PEOPLE
none
HIROHITO

33. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Very rare
Not necessary, the support of the population wasn’t something that he had to harness as an emperor.
HIROHITO

34. WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID NOT HELP EACH OTHER
Acted at Pearl Harbor without Hitler’s prior knowledge
Did not send military aid to Hitler when fighting against Russia
HIROHITO