After World War I, Germany, Italy and Japan were most affected and resented by the inequality of the Treaty of Versailles. These “have-not” countries were under the rule of a repressive dictatorship, which in turn was trying to solve the problems caused by the First World War. In Germany, Adolf Hitler, one-time German Chancellor who came to power in the 1920s and early 1930s, at a time when political, social and economic upheavals were continually increasing. He came to light as a prominent leader of the Nazi Party, when he gained his enormous power by spreading the Red Scare, or fear of communism (Sanford, p. 126). Under Hitler's reign, the Red Terror was the main issue used to gain power and supporters, as Hitler's personal interest in his own government and the expansion of German territories prevailed over basic human rights. Self-interest boils down to opportunism, or acting while gaining opportunities and taking advantage of others; in short, self-interest focuses on the needs or desires of the self, placing “I” before “we” with total disregard for the interests of others (Jensen & Meckling, 1). Human rights, on the other hand, are the rights afforded to every human being (Jensen & Meckling, 1). Upholding the principles of dignity and justice for every human being is at the heart of human rights (Jensen & Meckling, 3). In fact, the Nazi Party took control of the German government and essentially ruled under fascism, which advocates collective ownership of property. property and harms Hitler's supporters, who tended to be landowners, business owners, military families, and upper-class citizens. These people were not willing to give up their properties and lands to the farmers. Was he afraid of losing his supporters to ...... middle of paper ......ted for Hitler? A New Look at the Class Foundations of Nazism." American Journal of Sociology (1968): 63-69. May 27, 2014. Scott, R. Ray. "Communism and Fascism in American Colleges?" JSTOR. Pi GammaMu, International Honor Society in Social Sciences. May 18, 2014. Stögbauer, Christian. “Avoiding the Nazi Takeover: A Counterfactual Thought Experiment.” Waters, Sam. “Review: The Last Day of the Old World.” 1964): 85. JSTOR May 18 2014..