1. Describe the political system of the United States.
Warm-Up 3/24
Describe the political system of the United States.
Describe the economic system of the United States.

2. Competing Ideologies Activity Why Fascism? In-Class Reading
Agenda 3/24
Warm-Up/HW Check
Competing Ideologies Activity
Why Fascism?
In-Class Reading

3. Competing Ideology Notes
Assignment #30
Competing Ideology Notes

4. What is an Ideology?
Belief system which describes a certain condition of life
Often strongly believed in/aura of ultimate truth
Way of interpreting the past, present, focusing on the creation of the future
Applicable to political, economic, social, intellectual, cultural arenas

5. Democracy (Matt, Audrey, Anna, Conor)
Defining Ideologies
Democracy (Matt, Audrey, Anna, Conor)
Totalitarianism (Nick, Elena, Bailey, Cody)
Fascism (Sam, Kendall, Bryan, India)
Nazism (Jon, Kai, Jace, Carson)
Capitalism (Caroline, Alex, Sydney, Austin)
Socialism (Cassie, Brookie, Sophie, Tammy)
Communism (Jasper, Mari, Leila)

6. Group Goals
Draft a working definition for your ideology (use your textbook, notes, prior knowledge). Should be 2-3 sentences.
Create a Word Web (see example on the board)
Determine: Is your ideology an economic or a political system? Why?
You will present your information to the class when finished

7. Democracy A system of rule by the people
Direct democracy: all citizens meeting jointly to resolve matters
Representative democracy: citizens elect people to do the day-to-day chores of government (resulting in a republican form of government)
Civil liberties protected by a constitution
All persons equal under the law
POLITICAL

8. Police state; propaganda; censorship
Totalitarianism
A system of government where the state has complete power over all aspects of a person’s life
Abolishes freedom
Police state; propaganda; censorship
One leader and one permissible party
POLITICAL

9. Preserves aspects of capitalism Extremely anti-communist POLITICAL
Fascism
An extremely nationalistic form of government where people are subordinate to the state
One leader, single party control with emphasis on fascist, militarist, imperialist ideas
Preserves aspects of capitalism
Extremely anti-communist
POLITICAL

10. Fascism The Fasces were carried in ancient Roman parades.
The twelve rods bound together represent the strength of the twelve tribes and the axe the restrained power and might of Rome.
The Fasces were carried in ancient Roman parades.
Mussolini wanted to create a “New Rome.”

11. A specific type of fascism developed by Hitler in Germany
Nazism
A specific type of fascism developed by Hitler in Germany
More blatant in racist convictions and policies
Believes in the superiority of the “Aryan” race
“Nazi” comes from the first two syllables of the German word for the group “The National Socialist German Workers Party.”
POLITICAL
“Aryan” is actually not identified with one race; rather it describes a certain group of people with a common language core of development

12. Nazism
Intended to indicate the primal importance of Nazism and the Aryan Race.
The “Twisted Cross” Swastika was developed from an early sun symbol found throughout the world.

13. Capitalism
A system of gaining and prompting wealth through private ownership and operation of businesses
Supply and demand aspects of a market economy and the need for competition is supreme
Purpose is to produce a profit which can be reinvested to produce more profit
ECONOMIC

14. Socialism
A system for bettering the condition of the people by having the state own and control the means of distribution and production of major industries
Goal: eliminate class inequalities (extremely anti-fascist)
Government determines the needs and provides for them
Possible to have a mixed economy with capitalism and socialism (ex: Sweden)
USSR founded on this ideology
ECONOMIC

15. Communism
A system in which all means of production are owned by the people
No private property; everything is shared equally
According to Marx, this is the final stage of socialism in which a classless society is achieved
No society has yet reached the goal of Marxian socialism
ECONOMIC

16. Industrial workers = hammer
Communism
Industrial workers = hammer
Farm workers = sickle
The Hammer and Sickle symbol was created by Soviets to indicate the support of the working class for the regime and its goals.