Totalitarianism

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Totalitarianism

• A government takes total, centralized state
  control over every aspect of public and private
  life

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Totalitarianism

• S.E.C.R.E.T.

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Secret Police/Spies

• Police Force is able to do anything!!
• arrest without a warrant, spy, listen in on phone
  conversations, torture
• Why would the govt. want to have this type of
  police force?

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A Police State
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Including Secret Police
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Economy Controlled by the Govt.

• Govt. either completely owns and controls all
  businesses (communism) or there is a large amount
  of regulation by the govt.
• What type of economy does not exist in a
  totalitarian State?

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Censorship/Propaganda

• Govt. censors/bans books, music, movies, artwork,
  etc. that goes against the ideas/values of the
  govt.
• Why would a totalitarian State use propaganda?

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Propaganda
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Ruthless Dictator

• Government run by one political party
• Bolsheviks in Soviet Union
• Nazis in Germany
• Political Party run by one strong leader who is
  the dictator of the entire nation.

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Only One Political Party
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Education/Indoctrination of the Youth

• Schools are required to teach kids that the govt.
  has all the right answers.
• Govt. run youth programs developed.
• Why would the govt. want to reach out to the
  youth?

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Total Loyalty of the People to the Nation, the
Party, the Leader

• If you arent loyal, you are punished!!!

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Nationalism
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Who are these dictators and where did they rule?

• Adolf Hitler- Germany
• Benito Mussolini- Italy
• Josef Stalin- Soviet Union (USSR)
• Hideki Tojo- Japan

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When and Why?

• After WWI (1920s-1930s), some countries were
  severely affected by the outcome

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• The Great Depression
• Germany and Italy faced high unemployment, low
  self-esteem, and many were distrustful of their
  government.

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Italy after WWI

• Italy lost 460,000 soldiers after WWI
• The country was in debt
• Italy was promised land, but never received it.
• Government was weak
• Rising unemployment

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Treaty of Versailles!!!

• Germany blamed for the war
• Germany must pay 33 billion in war damages
• The size of Germanys army limited.
• Germans Colonies go to Britain and France
• Italy gets no colonies

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• People wanted HELP!
• If you wanted to become a political leader, How
  would you get people to support you?

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How did dictators gain support of the people?
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• Dictators took advantage of the political chaos
  that followed WWI

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Jobs, Power, Respect

• Dictators promised to deliver everything that the
  people wanted (Jobs, power, respect)

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• Dictators used violence, intimidation,

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• and propaganda to rise to power

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• Once in powereliminate opposition (Secret
  Police)