Dictatorship is a form of government in which one person has power and control of a state or country The definition of a dictator is a political leader who has total power and uses it to repress and brutalize people In other words dictators abuse their power and are not using power for good There is a long list of dictators who are known throughout history for being bad such as Muammar Gaddafi Saddam Hussein Kim Jong il Idi Amin Bashar al Assad Nicola Maduro Fulgencio Batista and Manuel Noriega just to name a few For this essay Adolf Hitler will be used to prove that dictatorship is always bad and its effect economically politically and socially In terms of political impact Hitler s goal was to gain total control of Germany within less than 2 years His plan started with the Reichtag Fire in February 1933 which persuaded Article 48 to destroy the communist party Followed by the Enabling act that same year in March which was the intimidation of the parliament to give Hitler the role of being chancellor of Germany enabling him to make independent decisions from the President Next was the One Party Rule in July 1933 which is when Hitler created the Nazi Party which he declared to be the only legal party and he disregarded any other government parties and involvement At this point Germany had now become Nazi Germany In Jun 1934 the Night of the Long Knives is when Hitler gained control of the army and made them pledge an oath of allegiance to him