Analysing key concepts..
How totalitarian was
Mussolini’s Italy
Key traits of
totalitarianism
State control of individuals
Ideology
Dynamic leader
Methods of enforcement
Modern technology
State control of Society
Dictatorship and One – Party Rule
George Orwell “1984”
George Orwell illustrated the horrors of a totalitarian
government in his novel, 1984
Personal freedom and privacy vanished
World made possible through technology
Totalitarian leaders of the
th
20 century
Adolf Hitler (Germany) 1933-45
Benito Mussolini (Italy) 1925-1943
Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union) 1929-1953
Kim IL Sung (North Korea) 1948-1994
Saddam Hussein (Iraq) 1979-2003
Totalitarianism Today
There are many authoritarian regimes in the world but
there are very few (thankfully) actual totalitarian
governments.
In 2000 one agency identified 5 totalitarian regimes
Afghanistan
Cuba
North Korea
Iran
Sudan
Myanmar
Libya
Characteristics of Fascism
Basic principles
State more important
than individual;
charismatic leader;
Social
Supported by middle
class, industrialists
and military
Cultural
Censorship;
indoctrination
Secret police
Political
Nationalist, racist,
one party rule,
supreme leader
Economic
All controlled by
state corporations or
state
Questions?????
1.How does a totalitarian state attempt to make citizens
obey its rules? (synthesizing)
2. How would your life change if you lived in a
totalitarian state? (hypothesizing)
3. Which political, cultural and economic characteristics
helped make fascism an authoritarian system?
4. What characteristics of fascism make it appealing
during times of crisis?
Make a documentary movie on life in
a totalitarian state
Choose from:
Afghanistan
Cuba
North Korea
Laos
Vietnam
Imagine you are a journalist writing an article on life in a totalitarian state
What would it look like?
Create a 6-10 minute video on a sneak show of life in……..
To show reflections from a social, political and economic perspective
What aspects of totalitarianism are described in the documentary
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