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Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism. Totalitarianism Government dominates all aspects of an individuals life Totalitarian leader dynamic, persuasive, absolute authority Totalitarian leaders use fear, isolation to crush opposition Military build- up and Secret Police dominant role in everyday life

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Totalitarianism

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  1. Totalitarianism

  2. Totalitarianism • Government dominates all aspects of an individuals life • Totalitarian leader dynamic, persuasive, absolute authority • Totalitarian leaders use fear, isolation to crush opposition • Military build- up and Secret Police dominant role in everyday life • Appear to provide security and directions for future .

  3. Individual sacrifice for the good of state • Challenges ideals of Western governments: reason, freedom, human dignity, the individual • Establish a nation of self-reliance, which in turn inspires national pride and identity • Censorship – creativity, individualism and religion threaten welfare of state • Mass communication loudspeakers, radios to spread propaganda Totalitarianism

  4. Was not Russian, born in Georgia son of peasants; abusive, violent, alcoholic father • Thrown out of seminary because of Marxist views • Exiled to Siberia as a revolutionary activist during Tsarist Russia • By 1917 he was a part of Bolshevik leadership and had adopted name Stalin (Russian word for “steel”); Did not play an integral role in Bolshevik overthrow of of Provisional Government, was in the background Stalin (IosebDzhughashvilli 1978-1953)

  5. Stalin appointed as General Secretary of the Politburo by Lenin • Stalin creates alliances against Leon Trotsky for power after Lenin’s death 1924 • 1928 Stalin assumes power as Communist Dictator of Soviet Union • Two Five Year Plans intended to make Soviet Union Modern Industrialized Nation • 1928 – 1933 First Five Year Plan - War Against the Peasants • Collectivization of agriculture • Kulaks (prosperous independent farmers exiled to Siberia) • Great famine resulted from lack of skilled farmers • Increase industrialization; production of coal, steel and oil (severely limits production of consumer goods) Stalin Takes Control

  6. Communist Party members seen as threat were executed or sent to harsh labor camps called Gulags • Communist Party reduced from 3.5 million in 1934 to 2 million 1936 • No politically powerful figures remained to challenge Stalin’s complete authority – Stalin often explained away violence by blaming overzealous police actions, he did not own up to them 1934 - 1938 The Great Purge – Second Five Year Plan

  7. 1937 -1938 Army Purges • Senior Red Army officials imprisoned or executed • 90% of Generals in Red Army removed • All education from viewpoint of Communist Party • Indoctrination – instruction in government beliefs, mold people’s minds; build Communist state • Censorship of Information – creativity and individualism threaten the welfare of state • By Mid-1930’s Soviet Union complete totalitarian, industrial and political power • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2of8pmHYU (minibio4 min) Perfecting a Communist State

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