Totalitarianism Regime V. Dictatorship
Joseph Stalin
A dictatorship is government based. What this means is power is given by either being voted/appointed or it is hereditary
A totalitarianism regime is when a person takes control that previously had no or little leadership powers previously
- Stalin transformed Russia from a peasant country into a military super power
- However, millions of his own citizens died during his reign because of famine
- He expanded the powers of the secret police, and wanted people to spy on their fellow citizens
Adolf Hitler
Examples of Modern Dictators
- Hitler and the Nazi's took control by appealing to the poor
- He argued that Germany need "living space"
- Hitler began violating the Treaty of Versailles and annexing and invading other European countries.
- When Hitler came to power, he instituted a series of measures that persecuted Jews, including banning them from most places in Germany, and later sending them to concentration camps.
- He encouraged kids to spy on their parents
- The Nazi Secret Police, the Gestapo, could do whatever they wanted.
- Once you were arrested, you were sent to a concentration camp
- Bashar al-Assad- Dictator of Syria. He ordered the military to stamp out any dissent, starting a civil war. Some 120,00 people have died in the conflict. He has used cluster bombs and chemical weapons on his own people.
- Robert Mugabe- Dictator of Zimbabwe. In the election of 2008, he originally received only 43% of the vote. After allegations of beating, fraud, rape, and voter intimidation conducted by Mugabe's party, he received 90% of the vote in the second round and became president once again.
- Kim Jong-Un- Dictator of North Korea. He pursues nuclear arms while people starve. In North Korea you can be executed for watching illegally imported television shows.
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Totalitarianism Regime
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