AUSTRIA'S DIMINUTIVE DICTATOR.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Harvey, A. D.
- Source
- History Today. Jul2009, Vol. 59 Issue 7, p41-47. 7p. 3 Color Photographs, 8 Black and White Photographs.
- Subject
- *HEADS of state
*POLITICAL science
*ASSASSINATION
- Language
- ISSN
- 0018-2753
The article profiles Engelbert Dollfuss, who was a right-wing Austrian dictator that stood up to German dictator Adolf Hitler. Dollfuss was assassinated in 1934 during a Nazi coup d'etat in Austria. The author examines Dollfuss' political strategy, focusing on his controversial decision to govern without parliament and ban all public meetings. Despite Dollfuss' political tactics, the author claims that he did not have much in common with contemporary dictators Mussolini and Hitler. The economic history of the era is detailed.