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The Rise of the Dictators

The Rise of the Dictators (2024)

October. 14,2024

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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.

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The Rise of the Dictators

2024

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2024

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Tearing Down the Old

October. 14,2024

Tease out the common denominators that lead to tyranny. Map the rise of some of the 20th century’s best-known dictators and discover how they seized power, exploited governing systems, and gutted existing power structures to gain total control.

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Episode 2 - Cult of Personality

October. 21,2024

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.

Episode 3 - Follow the Money

October. 28,2024

Dictators may appear omnipotent, but their position depends largely on a network of individuals who benefit from their rule, and their support does not come cheap.

Episode 4 - Holding Onto Power

November. 11,2024

Dictators are characterized as charismatic, narcissistic and sadistic, but most of all by their thirst for power; once in power, holding on to it requires negotiation, coercion and force.

Episode 5 - Expanding Their Reach

November. 18,2024

Examines how dictators often attempt to expand their jurisdiction beyond the borders of their country, usually leading to armed invasion and the death of large numbers of soldiers and civilians.

Episode 6 - How Dictators Fall

November. 25,2024

Consider the factors that inevitably cause dictatorships to crumble; look at how hubris destroys cults of personality; see how factions fracture military dictatorships; weigh the miscalculations that turn the tide against tyranny.