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The Rise of the Dictators

 

Three Great WW II Dictators

1. 1.    Adolph Hitler-Germany
2. 2.    Benito Mussolini-Italy
3. 3.    Iosif Dzhugashvili(Josef Stalin)

Define totalitarianism.

 

 

 

 

Why did totalitarianism come about in the 1920’s and 1930’s?

 

1. 1.    Post-war depression

-high inflation

     -1923 420 trillion marks to one US dollar

-high unemployment

-democratic governments struggled to end depression

 

1. 2.    New nations had no experience with democratic governments

 

1. 3.    Democracy brought about a lot of political parties

 

1. 4.    Unhappy with the results of WW I

-wanted revenge

 

 

 

 

 

Characteristics of Totalitarian Regimes

 

1. 1.      Tried to control people of country through fear and intimidation

-secret police force and military:

the secret police and the gestapo and the military was controlled by Hitler

 

1. 2.      Propaganda campaigns promoting the party

-press censorship and control of media:

 

1. 3.      Educating the young in the ways of totalitarianism

-militarism, nationalism, imperialism, history of country

 

1. 4.      Government controlled the economy

-USSR completely

-Germany and Italy partially

 

1. 5.      All preached about the unfairness of WW I

 

6. Leader became iconized

          -statues and painting