Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure?

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I once wrote a paper comparing/contrasting FDR's management style with Hitler's. It ... disturbed ... my prof.

The major difference being that FDR didn't gear the whole economy towards a future war effort. Many leaders and governments aimed at containing the crisis with public spending and job creation in it's wake. Which is the wise thing to do, since consumers are spending.

Hitler, as opposed to FDR didn't invest in infrastructure. He only invested in the military industrial complex. Imposing regulations FDR didn't impose, such as a stop on raising prices for certain goods, a stop on lowering or raising wages, a stop on changing or quitting one's job without permission by the authorities.

Hjalmar Schacht quit his job over that policy. Because he saw where it led to. Bankrupcy within a few years. Well, since Hitler had a war in mind, as the Hoßback protocol proves, that was no concern of his. The economy was geared towards looting foreign countries.

Your prof, if he's worth his money, should have pointed all of that out.