Comparison between Stalin and Hitler

Stalin	Hitler
Took over after Lenin died, Trotsky was the competition.	Took over after Hindenburg died, competition: the Communists.
Stalin was a clever politician, he made sure to associate himself with Lenin wherever possible.	Used many methods, some legal, others questionable. Used a lot of propaganda to attract voters.
After years of war and revolution, people thought that Stalin was the man who understood their feelings.	Hitler used the hatred towards the Treaty of Versailles to get votes, as well as supporting the workers who were most important to Hitler.
Stalin got rid of competition.	Hitler got rid of competition.
Stalin came to power because of his party: CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union)	Hitler came to power because of his party: NSDAP (Nazi Party)
Stalin decreased the economic problem.	Hitler decreased the economic problem.
Used a lot of propaganda.	Hitler put Goebbels in charge for Nazi propaganda.
Discipline in factories, severe punishments.	Hitler brought back the ‘discipline the Germans wanted.’
The building of dams and canals: prisoners had to do hard labour for being political opponent, or suspected opponent, rich peasants (kulaks) or Jews.	Concentration camps
Farmers and peasants weren’t too happy with Stalin, and had always been suspicious of the government.	Farmers and peasants weren’t all excited that the Nazis ruled, as it had consequences for them.
Propaganda to turn people against the kulaks.	Propaganda to turn people against the Jews.
‘The Purge’	‘The Reichstag Fire’
Stalin was admired by people in the 1930s.	Hitler was looked up to by people in the 1930s.
Young Pioneers	Hitler Youth
Poets/writers/artists praised Stalin.	Poets/writers/artists had to have Nazi-approved work.