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Totalitarian Regimes

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.

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Totalitarian Regimes

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  1. Totalitarian Regimes Ms. Fisk

  2. Opener 3/18/14 • Would society be better off if the government had more control over the people? Why or why not?

  3. Totalitarianism • A government that takes total, centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.

  4. Key Traits of Totalitarianism- Entry 12

  5. 1. Dictatorship and One-Party Rule Exercises absolute authority Dominates the government Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments

  6. 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

  7. 3.Ideology (set of beliefs) Justifies government actions Glorifies the aims of the state Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments

  8. 4.State Control Over All Sectors of Society Business Family life Labor Youth groups Housing Religion Education The arts Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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 Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments

  12. Examples of TotalitarianismSoviet Union- Joseph Stalin- Entry 13 2. Agricultural Policies 3. Art/Religion 1. Industrial Policies 2. Agricultural Policies Stalin’s Totalitarian State Stalin’s Totalitarian State 6. Propaganda Methods 5. Control Methods 4. Education

  13. Exit Slip • Name two characteristics of a Totalitarian government. • Name two characteristics of Stalin’s Totalitarian government.

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