structure of the Third Reich, a chaotic, badly run government that was weakened by Hitler. Behind the scenes, the power was revolving around three bases; Goebbels, Himmler, and Gring. Hitler rarely intervened in events unless it was imperative to maintain his public image. He just as rather sit in the mountains and watch movies. While the Nazis had created an illusion of power, there was disorder behind that faade. The Nazi leaders under Hitler made up policies themselves, merely attaching onto ideas from Hitler while never receiving direct orders or directions from Hitler himself. The second or third in command could issue an action or an order by merely stating The Fhrers will and would not be questioned or second guessed. Due to this chaotic form of organization, it can be surmised that this might have slowed Hitlers plans down a bit. No one knew what anyone was doing. Hitler and Mussolini both had very similar techniques in achieving power; most likely due to the fact that Hitler had been inspired by Mussolini to take over the government. Both used the characteristic of fascism (the glorification of emotion) to take hold of the people in each country and impose their ideals upon. By manipulating the minds of people, Hitler and Mussolini both convinced their people that dictatorship would deliver them from all of their problems. This was not a hard task for Mussolini in Italy; Hitler did have some difficulties which slowed him down (being sentenced to jail, etc) and overall, the result was the same. Total dictatorship. ...
