One of the biggest historical events leading to the formation of the US government was Enlightenment ideas stemming from Europe. The writings of Montesquieu and Locke were particularly important to how the US was framed as a system of branches and individual freedoms. The goal was to give states power to make decisions individual to their people and region and keep larger matters like war, debt, taxes, etc. to the federal government. The initial amendments in the Constitution referred to as the Bill of Rights addressed specific issues the American people dealt with under British rule. For example, amendment 4 addresses the quartering of soldiers the colonists were required to do following the French and Indian War. The 10th amendment specifically gives rights to the states if it is not explicitly addressed in the Constitution for the federal government. This was to prevent a monarchy and/or dictatorship in the future. <span />
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he converted to Christianity after having a vision of jesus
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Totalitarianism is a form of government, where when anyone speaks up against the government, they get shot. People supported totalitarian leaders like Hitler, because they believed (in Hitler's supporters case) that the Jews had stabbed Germany in the back after WWI, that communists had done the same, that the Treaty of Versailles was unfair to Germany, that the Weimar Republic was ineffective, that Germans were separated from each other (after the border changes of WWI), and thus should be reunited. They also believed that Hitler was some great savior of Germany.
