Ms Fisk Opener 31814 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 ID: 511481
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Totalitarian Regimes
Ms. FiskSlide2
Opener 3/18/14
Would society be better off if the government had more control over the people? Why or why not? Slide3
Totalitarianism
A government that takes total, centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.Slide4
Key Traits of Totalitarianism-
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Key Trait
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Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
1. Dictatorship and One-Party Rule
Exercises absolute authority
Dominates the governmentSlide6
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
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.Slide7
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
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Ideology
(set of beliefs)
Justifies government actions
Glorifies the aims of the stateSlide8
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
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State Control Over All Sectors of Society
Business
Family life
Labor
Youth groups
Housing
Religion
Education
The artsSlide9
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
5. State Control Over the Individual
Demands total obedience to authority and personal sacrifice for the good of the state
Denies basic libertiesSlide10
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
6. Dependence on Modern Technology
Relies on mass communication, such as radios, newsreels, and loudspeakers to spread propaganda
Builds up advanced military weaponsSlide11
Key Traits of Totalitarian Governments
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. Organized Violence
Uses force, such as police terror, to crush all opposition
Targets certain groups, such as national minorities and political opponents, as enemiesSlide12
Examples of TotalitarianismSoviet Union- Joseph Stalin- Entry 13
Stalin’s Totalitarian State
2. Agricultural Policies
2. Agricultural Policies
Stalin’s Totalitarian State
1. Industrial Policies
3. Art/Religion
4. Education
5. Control Methods
6. Propaganda MethodsSlide13
Exit Slip
Name two characteristics of a Totalitarian government.
Name two characteristics of Stalin’s Totalitarian government.