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Fascism and Totalitarianism

Fascism and Totalitarianism. TOTALitarianism. No individual rights Must obey government without question Supported extreme nationalism Control of all means of communication- censorship Police spies and state terrorism.

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Fascism and Totalitarianism

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  1. Fascism and Totalitarianism

  2. TOTALitarianism • No individual rights • Must obey government without question • Supported extreme nationalism • Control of all means of communication- • censorship • Police spies and state terrorism Key Idea: single party dictatorship that CONTROLS EVERY ASPECT of the lives of its people.

  3. Fascism (“fasces”) • Word comes from the Latin word ‘fasces’ meaning a bundle of rods tied around an ax handle. This emblem existed during the Roman Empire and had symbolized unity and authority. Mussolini Coined the term Fascism

  4. Fascism - Key Ideas • A political philosophy that calls for the glorification of the nation above the individual, a centralized government headed by a dictatorial leader • It condemns democracy because political parties destroy the unity of the state. • It is a Totalitarian Government that is NOT Communist.

  5. Hitler Youth Video – Left Side • As you watch the video record 6-10 facts in bullet point form: • After the video, answer the following questions: • What did you find most interesting/disturbing in the video? • Why were young people drawn to the Hitler Youth? • How was the Hitler Youth used to keep “order” in Germany? • Why were young people targeted?

  6. Explain how the quotes support the ideas of totalitarianism and fascism “Liberty is not an end, it is a means. As a means it needs to be controlled and dominated. Here we come to the question of force.” “The one means that wins the easiest victory over reason: terror and force.” Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler

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