This paper examines how history has recorded the
actions Hitler and Stalin took once they were in office. Both men were ruthless
and dealt with those who opposed them harshly. Stalin had many, many
people executed because he believed they threatened him in some way, and Hitler was responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews and other people he deemed undesirable. It looks at how their childhoods contributed to the men they became and the
actions these men took to accomplish their rise to power. Outline Childhood Hitler's Early Life Stalin's Early Life Early Life Comparisons Hitler's Rise to Power Stalin's Rise to Power Comparisons