What are the main strengths and weaknesses of the following Evil Empires?
The Third Reich The Soviet Union Imperial Japan Communist China The "Decades of Darkness" USA The Mongol Empire The neo-Caliphate advocated by Hizb-ut-Tahrir
I'll start with the first two:
Third Reich - Strengths: Well industrialized, superb Prussian military system, willingness to take big risks Third Reich - Weaknesses: Racist ideology (limits possibility to profit from foreign traitors and apologists), small land area with few natural resources, internal factionalism
Soviet Union - Strengths: Huge area, huge natural resources, attractive ideology, stable bureaucratic government <span>Soviet Union - Weaknesses: Devastated by WWII, inefficient command economy, risk-averse in warfare, limited access to the oceans (esp. in winter)</span>
