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Totalitarianism
Government establishes complete control over all aspects of ______________ and
______________ life. There are no limits to its authority. Govt. dictates all aspects
of political, military, economic, social, and cultural life.
What is life like under a totalitarian government?
1. ____________________________ Flags, salutes, rallies, uniforms
2. ____________________________ Lack of personal freedoms, restriction of
movement.
3. ____________________________ Secret police, army, military.
4. ____________________________ Control of information and ideas, control of
newspapers, radio and film.
5. ____________________ Use of media to convince and persuade.
6. ______________ One leader, charismatic and charming.
7. ______________ No individuality. Forced obedience to political ideas and the leader.
8. ___________________________ Bullying the people into submission by
keeping them afraid.
Total conformity
One leader
Propaganda
Terror and Fear
Broad Censorship
One leader
Total conformity
Propaganda
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Adolf Hitler
Violent hatred towards Jews
Interests of the state more important than individual rights
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Maintain class system and private ownership
Intense nationalism and elitism
Soviet Union
Fascism
classless society - no rich, no poor
“master race”
state control of all manufacturing(no private ownership)
Der Fuhrer
Right wing
Nationalistic and totalitarian
Italy
Belief in the racial superiority of the Aryan
Germany
left wing
Totalitarian control
Nazism
Communism