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Leadership from the top. \u00a0 Two books,\u00a0Three New Deals\u00a0<\/em>by Wolfgang Schivelbusch\u00a0and\u00a0Beyond Totalitarianism,\u00a0<\/em>a book with a collection of works by\u00a0various authors, explored the term leadership and how it applied to FDR, Hitler, and Stalin. Schivelbusch’s book two new deals focused\u00a0on the connection\u00a0FDR and Hitler had with its population\u00a0using the term\u00a0‘charisma’ while\u00a0Chapter 2 of\u00a0Beyond Totalitarianism\u00a0<\/em>primarily focused on the political make up of Hitler and Stalin and the differences between the two men.<\/p>\n

In Chapter two of Schivelbush’s book, he focuses on the how\u00a0FDR and Hitler made connections with its population using ‘Charisma.’\u00a0Specifically, Schivelbush refers to the term “Charisma” when he discusses FDR and Hitler. \u00a0Schivelbush\u00a0discussed what a charismatic leader is\u00a0and how they arise. \u00a0He stated that a charismatic leader “is a man who stands above\u00a0party politics” and that the charismatic leader “arises in crisis\u00a0situations”. ((SchivelBusch, WolfGang. Three New Deals.\u00a0<\/em>New York: Henry Holt and Company 2006.\u00a050)) \u00a0As examples, Schivelbusch pointed out how FDRs fireside chat and Hitlers rallies were used to rally the population. \u00a0In his fireside chats, FDR attempted to rally the US population in hopes to raise their moral levels during the Great Depression and World War II. \u00a0\u00a0Interestingly enough, Schivelbusch notes that no other person could pull off the fireside chats like Roosevelt.\u00a0((SchivelBusch, WolfGang.\u00a0Three New Deals.\u00a0<\/em>New York: Henry Holt and Company 2006.\u00a056)) \u00a0In his way of boosting the German population, Hitler\u00a0used speeches to promote his opinions and facts. \u00a0Schivelbusch noted that Hitler had a particular way of presenting his speeches. \u00a0He noted that Hitler’s speeches had three parts. \u00a0Hitler speeches entailed presenting facts, then angrily blame German enemies for the problems, and then end his speeches with “positive” tone. \u00a0((SchivelBusch, WolfGang.\u00a0Three New Deals.\u00a0<\/em>New York: Henry Holt and Company 2006.\u00a056)) \u00a0Hitler used these speeches to let the German population know that Germany was going to be strong and that its ‘enemies’ would not get in the way. \u00a0While FDR’s speech came in a more calm and collected manner in hopes to boost American moral, Hitler wanted Germans to get excited about the future, a future where Germany would be strong again.<\/p>\n

Yoram Gorlizki and Hans Mommsen\u2019s piece on Stalinism and National Socialism in the book Beyond Totalitarianism <\/em>also discussed Hitlers ability to talk. \u00a0Like Schivelbush’s chapter on leadership, Girlizki and Mommsen discussed how Hitlers ability to talk was key to his authority. \u00a0The authors argued that all of Hitlers “most important policy decisions were accompanied by major speeches.” ((Gorlizki, Yoram and Hans Mommsen. \u00a0“The Political ‘dis’orders of Stalinism and National Socialism” in Beyond Totalitarianism: Stalinism and Nazism Compared, <\/em>edited by Michael Geyer and Sheila Fitzpatrick. 64-65. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009))<\/p>\n

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Schivelbush’s chapter on Hitler and FDR and Gorlizki and Mommsen’s share a common theme. \u00a0They both discuss the characteristics of leaders and how they were a leader of men. \u00a0Although Schivelbush used FDR instead of Gorlizki and Mommsen’s use of Stalin, they both discuss how these leaders have certain characteristics that make them capable of leading their countries and boosting their populations moral, regardless of how history views them. FDR had the ability to give a strong and confident voice to the American people to get through hard times in his Fire side chats. \u00a0Hitler also used speeches to boost German unity and confidence through his rally’s. \u00a0Stalin on the contrary used his ability of working long hours “on the machinery of the government” to push his regime forward.\u00a0((Gorlizki, Yoram and Hans Mommsen. \u00a0“The Political ‘dis’orders of Stalinism and National Socialism” in\u00a0Beyond Totalitarianism: Stalinism and Nazism Compared,\u00a0<\/em>edited by Michael Geyer and Sheila Fitzpatrick. 64-65. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009))<\/p>\n

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