The document discusses dictators during WWII such as Mussolini, Stalin, Tojo, and Hitler. It contrasts democracy, which has balances of power and free elections, to dictatorships where the dictator has absolute power, elections are not held or are rigged, and there is one ruling party led by the dictator. The document also examines how dictators obtain power by appealing to fears and desires or through violence, and how they maintain control using propaganda, censorship, indoctrination, and intimidation.