Totalitarianism Key Traits
2. Completely authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial. 1. Form of government or state in which one political party or group maintains complete control under a dictatorship and bans all others. 2. Completely authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial. Webster’s Dictionary
Key Traits 1. Ideology 2. State Control of Individual 3. Methods of Enforcement 4. Modern Technology 5. State Control of Society 6. Dictatorship 7. Dynamic Leader
Ideology Sets the goals of the state Glorifies aims of the state Justifies government action
2. State Control of Individual Demands loyalty Denies basic liberties Expects personal sacrifice for the good of the state
3. Methods of Enforcement Police Terror Censorship Persecution
4. Modern Technology Mass Communication to spread propaganda Advanced military weapons
5. State Control of Society business, labor, housing, education, religion, arts, personal life, youth groups
6. Dictatorship and One-party rule Exercises absolute authority Dominates government
7. Dynamic Leader Unites people Symbolizes government Encourages popular support through force of will
Rise of Totalitarian Governments Russia - Socialism and Communism Vladimir Lenin (Bolsheviks) Joseph Stalin (Communist Soviet Union) Italy - Rise of Fascism in Italy Benito Mussolini Germany - Rise of the Nazi Party Adolf Hitler
Summary Types of Totalitarian governments. Socialism - People and government together. Communism - Form of socialism. Community owned. Fascism - State over individual. Nazi - Extreme nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism
Totalitarianism Today Many authoritarian regimes Very few totalitarian governments In 2000, 5 Totalitarian regimes Afghanistan, Cuba, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam
Questions 1. How does a totalitarian state attempt to make citizens obey its rules? 2. How would your life change if you lived in a totalitarian state? 3. What are the two reasons why totalitarianism was able to flourish?