The Rise of the Dictators — Season 1, Episode 2: Cult of Personality
Documentary, War & Politics • 50 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
The episode explores how dictators like Hitler and Mussolini used propaganda and violence to consolidate power, with the Great Depression contributing to widespread social unrest and opening the door for extremist ideologies to flourish.
About The Rise of the Dictators
The story of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Josef Stalin; but also reveals those strong men, autocrats, and despots that followed in their footsteps. How did these men take absolute power, and what did they do with it? ‘Rise of the Dictators’ provides a compelling insight into the fragility of democracy, and the frightening resilience of authoritarianism.