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Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism. Chapter 14 Section 2. Totalitarianism. Stalin Becomes Dictator Stalin: “man of steel” Lenin believed Stalin to be a dangerous man concentrated power 1928, total command Trotsky exiled 1929. Totalitarianism. Stalin Builds a Totalitarian State

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Totalitarianism

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  1. Totalitarianism Chapter 14 Section 2

  2. Totalitarianism • Stalin Becomes Dictator • Stalin: “man of steel” • Lenin believed Stalin to be a dangerous man • concentrated power • 1928, total command • Trotsky exiled 1929

  3. Totalitarianism • Stalin Builds a Totalitarian State • Lenin, Trotsky: worldwide Communist Rev. • focused on Russian development • “socialism in one country” • centralized state control • over public and private life • “sense of security”

  4. Totalitarianism • Stalin Seizes Control of the Economy • An Industrial Revolution • Command economy • both industrial and agriculture • “Five Year Plans” • rapid industrial growth, strengthen defense • impossibly high quota • controlled the worker’s life • imprisoned or executed those not contributing • 1928-1937: production up 25%

  5. Totalitarianism • An Agricultural Revolution • more brutal • seized 25+ million farms (private) • “collective farms” • protests by peasants • terror and violence • 5-10 million died, or shipped to Siberia • kulaks, eliminated them • 1938, 90% of peasants on farms

  6. Weapons of Totalitarianism • Police Terror • destroy his enemies • executed millions of “so-called” traitors • 1934, Great Purge, members of the Communist • “crimes against the Soviet state.” • secret police not above the law “quotas of criminals” • 1939: Stalin has “total” control of government and the party • 8-13 million died

  7. Weapons of Totalitarianism • Indoctrination • instruction of the government’s beliefs- to mold the mind • party leaders lectured workers and peasants on the ideas of communism • State supported youth groups…training ground

  8. Weapons of Totalitarianism • Propaganda • biased or incomplete information…to sway people • soviet newspapers, radio… glorified achievements • “Socialist realism”... artistic style praises Soviet life and Communist values • Stalin didn’t tolerate individual creativity • controlled newspapers, motion pictures, radio, and other forms of communication

  9. Weapons of Totalitarianism • Religious Persecution • replace religious teaching…with communists ideas • atheists • Russian Orthodox Church…main target • destroyed churches and synagogues • Religious leaders…killed or sent to labor camps

  10. Daily Life Under Stalin • Soviet Women • 1917, women won equal rights • new educational opportunities • 1950, 75% of doctors were women • responsible for household and child care • motherhood…patriotic duty

  11. Daily Life Under Stalin • Education • government controlled all education • not merely indoctrination • university and tech training…key to better life

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