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26 Cards in this Set
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A government that has complete control over every part of public and private life |
TOTALITARIANISM |
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Extreme NationalismHeavy use of propaganda and control of informationNo opposition to the government allowedUse of police terrorA strong leader as a symbol of power ("cult personality") |
Characteristics of Totalitarianism |
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1. Terror and violence to force obedience and eliminate opposition.2. Spying on citizens; Arrests; Non-public trials; Murder 1. Terror and violence to force obedience and eliminate opposition.2. Spying on citizens; Arrests; Non-public trials; Murder 1. Terror and violence to force obedience and eliminate opposition.2. Spying on citizens; Arrests; Non-public trials; Murder |
Totalitarianism methods of control "Police Terror" |
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Instruction in the government beliefs (to mold people's minds) |
Indoctrination |
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Control information to glorify the leader and convince citizens of unconditional loyalty. |
Totalitarianism methods of control "indoctrination methods" |
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When does indoctrination begin? |
Begins with youth |
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Biased information used to sway people to accept certain beliefs or actions. |
Propaganda |
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Control all mass media (newspapers, film, art, music)Citizens are given false information that appears to be true. |
Totalitarianism methods of control "Propaganda and Censorship methods" |
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What is questioning government information considered? |
Treason and a crime |
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Communism Fascism Nazism |
Totalitarian governments |
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Type of government used by Joseph Stalin - U.S.S.R. ? |
Communism |
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Name of the type of government used by Benito Mussolini -Italy? |
Fascism |
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Name of the type of government used by Adolf Hitler's Germany? |
Nazism |
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Name of the type of government used by Kim Jung Un - North Korea? |
Stalinist Communism |
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Born poorAbusive father who passed away when Stalin was 14Studied in a Russian Orthodox Seminary until he was kicked outHe was an early BolshevikUsed ruthlessness to beat out Trotsky as Lenin's replacement |
Joseph Stalin's background |
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Police state Propaganda and Censorship Education and Indoctrination of Stalinist Communism |
Stalin's Totalitarian System |
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Tapped telephones Read mail Placed informers everywhere Children encouraged to turn in their parents for disloyal remarks Arrested and executed millions of "traitors" These are all examples of? |
Stalin's "Police State" |
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A. Stalin assassinated the popular Sergei Kirov and claimed it was part of a plot by enemies of the Soviet Union B. Arrested and executed any potential threats to Stalin's power including many old Bolsheviks C. Confessions and show trials D. An estimated 8 -13 million Soviets killed |
Stalin's "Great purge" |
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Stalin controlled newspapers, films, and radio All publications must conform to views of the state All publications were used as propaganda |
Stalin's "Propaganda and Censorship" |
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Promote virtues of communism & the U.S.S.R. Create a cult of personality for Stalin |
Stalin's "Education and Indoctrination" |
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Promote atheism Intended to replace religion with communism Persecuted the Russian Orthodox Church and Jews among others |
Stalin's "Religious Persecution" |
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Command Economy Five year plans Collective farms |
Stalin's "Economic system" |
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A system in which the government makes all economic decisions. The government owns all businesses & distributes all resources |
Command economy |
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Stalin set high quotas (numerical goals) for industrial goods. Limited production of consumer goods. Industrial production improved. |
Five year plans |
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The state seized privately owned farms and combined them into large government run farms. Farmers resisted and were arrested (5 -10 million died) |
Collective farms |
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Police Terror Indoctrination Propaganda & Censorship |
Methods of control |
