TOTALITARIAN REGIMES Ms Fisk Opener 31814 Would society
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TOTALITARIAN REGIMES Ms. Fisk
Opener 3/18/14 Would society be better off if the government had more control over the people? Why or why not?
Totalitarianism A government that takes total, centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.
Key Traits of Totalitarianism. Entry 12 Key Trait Description 1. Leave 3 spaces for each number 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 1. Dictatorship and One-Party Rule Exercises absolute authority Dominates the government
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 2. Dynamic Leader Helps unite people toward meeting shared goals or realizing a common vision Encourages people to devote their unconditional loyalty and uncritical support of the regime Becomes a symbol of government.
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 3. Ideology (set of beliefs) Justifies government actions Glorifies the aims of the state
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 4. State Control Over All Sectors of Society Business Family life Labor Youth groups Housing Religion Education The arts
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 5. State Control Over the Individual Demands total obedience to authority and personal sacrifice for the good of the state Denies basic liberties
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 6. Dependence on Modern Technology Relies on mass communication, such as radios, newsreels, and loudspeakers to spread propaganda Builds up advanced military weapons
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments 7. Organized Violence Uses force, such as police terror, to crush all opposition Targets certain groups, such as national minorities and political opponents, as enemies
Examples of Totalitarianism Soviet Union- Joseph Stalin- Entry 13 1. Industrial Policies 2. Agricultural Policies 3. Art/Religion 2. Agricultural Policies Stalin’s Totalitarian State 4. Education 5. Control Methods 6. Propaganda Methods
Exit Slip Name two characteristics of a Totalitarian government. Name two characteristics of Stalin’s Totalitarian government.
