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Stalin’s Totalitarian State

Stalin’s Totalitarian State. Lenin had set up a communist gov’t in the Soviet Union He dies in 1924 & Joseph Stalin gains power Stalin ruled as a totalitarian dictator. USSR : Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Stalin’s Totalitarian State

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  1. Stalin’s Totalitarian State • Lenin had set up a communist gov’t in the Soviet Union • He dies in 1924 & Joseph Stalin gains power • Stalin ruled as a totalitarian dictator USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  2. Totalitarian state: a single party controls the gov’t and every aspect of people’s lives. Citizens must obey the gov’t without question. Criticism of the gov’t is severely punished Example: Stalin ordered peasants to hand over land to gov’t-run farms. He tortured political enemies.

  3. Fascist Italy • Totalitarian leaders also came to power in Italy & Germany • These dictators were Fascists

  4. Fascism: political system that is rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism & blind loyalty to the state Communist support = working classes Fascists support = business leaders/ wealthy FYI: Many fascist leaders ARE under a totalitarian gov’t.. They can/ do overlap! Anyone know why dictators saluted like this?

  5. Mussolini • In 1922 Benito Mussolini & his Fascist party seized power in Italy • Many Italians were annoyed that the Versailles Treaty did NOT grant Italy territories it wanted • Italy’s economy was unstable & there was fear growing of a communist revolution Ancient Roman fascists saluted this way… Italians & Germans picked it up in the 20s & in 1933 it was directly linked with the Nazi party. Since WW2 it’s a criminal offense to use it in Germany & Austria. It is looked down upon in Italy too.

  6. Mussolini • Mussolini outlawed all political parties except his own once he was in power • Controlled the press & banned criticism of the gov’t • Critics were jailed/ murdered • School children chanted his praises • “Mussolini is always right!”

  7. An example of aggression: Conquering Ethiopia • 1930s Mussolini used foreign conquest to distract Italians from economic problems • He promised Italians he would restore the “greatness of Rome” & embarked on a program of military aggression

  8. Aggression: warlike act by one country against another without just cause • Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935 & conquered them (tanks, machine guns, planes) What a scary dude!

  9. Nazi Germany • Adolf Hitler brought the National Socialist German Workers’ Party to power • Nazis: National Socialist German Worker’s Party • Germans resented the treaty of Versailles as it blamed Germany for WW1 & left them with heavy costs

  10. Gov’t Policies Chart! • You’ll be given a chart & a short reading • You’ll need to keep both for later  • Fill in the chart IN DETAIL based on your findings • Bullets are fine! • The “LEADER” for Japan’s box: Emperor Hirohito

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