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Dictators

Dictators. There have been many great leaders throughout history Not all have been nice These men were known as dictators. Genghis Khan. ‘Emperor of Emperors’ Military genius Conquered more than Alexander the Great Controlled the Mongol hordes Died mysteriously. Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Dictators

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  1. Dictators • There have been many great leaders throughout history • Not all have been nice • These men were known as dictators

  2. Genghis Khan • ‘Emperor of Emperors’ • Military genius • Conquered more than Alexander the Great • Controlled the Mongol hordes • Died mysteriously

  3. Napoleon Bonaparte • Considered the greatest general ever • Crowned himself emperor • Conquered most of Europe • Poisoned, died in exile

  4. Adolf Hitler • His motto was “Have no pity. Act brutally.” • He conquered most of Europe • Invented the ‘lightning war’ or Blitzkrieg • He spread death as no one else in history • Didn’t take ‘experts’ advice • Shot himself when he lost the war

  5. Benito Mussolini • Controlled Italy as a fascist dictator • Wanted to make Italy a world power • Joined Hitler in WWII • When the war was over he fled • Was shot to death by Italians in Switzerland

  6. Vladimir Lenin • Communist • Ruled by ‘terror’ • Declared dictator deposed the Czar • Involved in Russian Civil War • Had an assassination attempt against him • Died of a brain hemorrhage

  7. Saddam Hussein • Controls Iraq • Controls a lot of the world’s oil • Caused Gulf War by annexing Kuwait • Considered a zealot • Alive, although has had assassination attempts against him

  8. JULIUS CAESAR • Great general • Worked his way up the political ladder • Appointed dictator • Murdered by his friends

  9. Caesar O mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils shrunk to this little measure?

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