Which is a common factor in the rise of dictatorships?

Answer 1

novanet--economic instability

Answer 2

In all of the dictatorships which I have studied, I think that two definite contributing factors are common in all of them. Firstly, a cult of personality is present, this makes the dictator both famous and popular within a country. Secondly, the country is experiencing some kind of hardship, causing voters to swing to the extremes of politics, fascism and communism.

For example, in Hitler's rise to power he presented himself as a strong, uncompromising leader, something which was very popular when contrasted with the weak and bureaucratic Weimar government which preceded him. The country as a whole was still dealing with the hardship of the harsh Treaty of Versailles, as well as the combined economic problems caused by both the Great Depression and the reparations from the Treaty.

Another example would be the communist revolution in Cuba. There was at the time a strong cult of personality surrounding Fidel Castro and, to this day, Che Guevara. The hardship was the anger about the puppet dictator placed in Cuba by the US, who was a very unpopular leader.

I hope this helped :)