If Genghis Khan is a legend, why not Hitler?

Because as George Carlin said, "we have lost the context of their time". Genghis was, as evidenced by contemporary historians, seen in just as brutal a light as Hitler was. Perhaps even more so because he succeeded where Hitler did not. read more

On another note, you could say that Hitler may not be a legend because he lost. Genghis Khan established the roots of an empire that would become the largest contiguous land empire in human history, stretching from Korea to Egypt. On the other hand, Hitler sought to create a unified Europe under Nazi rule and failed. TLDR; Hitler Lost. read more

Because of a few reasons: WHY HITLER IS WORST THAN THE OTHER THREE GUYS: + Not only are his horrific acts still relatively fresh in everyone's minds (the war having ended only 70 years ago, this year), but this happened in EUROPE. read more