Transcript Rise of Totalitarianism Totalitarian Introduction PPT

Rise of Totalitarianism
Totalitarian states have governments that have
complete control over every aspect of people’s lives.
Hitler did not get elected by promising the
fear
German people that he would lead them into
How didPolice
Secret
another World War… kill
millions of
encouraging
totalitarian
Hitler was elected
because
he the Holocaust… create Death
Germans…
start
informants
governments
promised to:
Camps… destroy German cities…
come
1. to
Improve German education.
power?
2. Improve the economy.
Scapegoating
3. Create more jobs.
people that
4. Restore German pride.
Created laws to
“Protect” citizens
Convinced the German
people to trade their
Why did people turn over
freedoms
for protection
their control
to a
totalitarian government?
from evil enemies
seem different
How did totalitarian
governments keep
control over the
people?
Rise of Totalitarian States (1919-1941)
In
Russia,of
hundreds
of years
of
rule
by
the
Czarstowas
Hatred
the
Treaty
of Versailles
and
enormous
In
Japan,
Emperor
Hirohito
lost
much
power
the
After
a
series
of
weak
governments,
Benito
Mussolini
These
leaders
had total
control
over
every
aspect
of
their
replaced
by
revolutionaries.
After
Vladimir
Lenin
died,
Josef
economic
troubles
in
Germany
led
to
the
rise
of
Adolf
military leader
Hideki
Tojo.
Japanese
militarism
would
created
a totalitarian
society
inlives.
Italy.
people’s
public
and
private
Stalin created lead
a totalitarian
state the
andUSA.
tried to modernize
Hitler.
to war
with
Russia.