What led to the rise of dictators in Europe and Asia?

Depression and economic struggle.

Explanation:

After the first world was much of the world was in shambles. People where poor and starving.  This is the perfect opportunity for a dictator to come along and say they can fix all of their problems and suddenly gain a ton of support.

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what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

explanation: what are local authorities doing to fix the problem