1. Totalitarianism
14.2

2. Government Takes Total Control
Methods:
Police terror
Indoctrination
Popaganda
Censorship
Religious/ethnic persecution

3. Stalin’s Totalitarian State
Police state
1937: Begins the Great Purge
Eliminates anyone who threatens his power
Targets members of his own Communist Party
8-13 million deaths
Education – taught communism
Religious Persecution
Destroyed churches

5. Seizes Control of Economy
Command economy
Five-Year Plans
Impossible Goals
Shortages of housing, food, etc.
Increased steel by 25%
Collective farms
Women and men equals