1. Totalitarianism
Goal: Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

2. Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism: A system in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life.
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

3. Development of Totalitarianism
Developed in Europe during the 1900’s
Europe was in the middle of an economic crisis
Offered citizens hope and security during unstable times
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

4. Power in Totalitarianism
Total power belongs to the leader and his political party.
A totalitarian leader takes power by force
Is not elected
Power is not passed down from generation to generation
Citizen’s rights are severely restricted
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

5. Totalitarianism in Action
Dictatorship
One-Party Rule
Dynamic Leader
Ideology
State control over all sectors of society
State control over individuals
Organized Violence
Propaganda
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

6. Everybody belongs to the same political party, with common goals
One Party Rule
Dictatorship
Everybody belongs to the same political party, with common goals
Opposition is eliminated
Only one leader
Has absolute control/authority
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

7. Justifies government actions
Dynamic Leader
Ideology
Helps unite people towards meeting a common goal
Encourages unconditional loyalty to the government
Becomes a symbol of the government
A set of beliefs
Justifies government actions
Convinces citizens that the goals of the state are most important
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

8. State Control over Society State Control over Individuals
Business
Labor
Family life
Youth groups
Housing
Religion
Education
The arts
Denies basic liberties (freedoms)
Demands total obedience to authority and personal sacrifices for the good of the state.
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

9. Messages created by the government to influence people’s opinions
Propaganda
Organized Violence
Messages created by the government to influence people’s opinions
Posters used to…
Glorify the leader
Gain support for nation’s goals
Appeal to viewers’ emotions
Get viewers to take action
Uses force, such as police terror, to crush all opposition.
Targets certain groups, such as national minorities and political opponents, as enemies.
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.

10. Totalitarianism’s Impact
Who has power in totalitarianism?
What do citizens lose in totalitarianism?
Why might a totalitarian government work well?
Would you want to live in a totalitarian government?
WHY or WHY NOT (give 3 reasons)
Evaluate the effectiveness of Totalitarianism.