Transcript Imagine you are a European citizen whose country has been

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Imagine you are a European citizen
whose country has been demolished
by WWI.
The Great Depression knows no
boundaries and like 25 %of your
population, you are unemployed.
A state election has been called, who
would you vote for?
Contestant #1
I am a womanizer, have
self-interested policies
and unfortunately suffer
from ailing health.
Contestant #2
I have a drinking habit and
a defiant tongue or attitude
Contestant #3
I am a decorated war hero,
do not drink and want
to create a stable economy
Contestant #1
Contestant #2
Contestant #3
Now- think about:
 What is more important, individual rights or
rights of the nation as a whole?
 In times of crisis, how much control should be
given to the police and military in a country?
 Who should control the media (government or
corporations)?
 Can a government that has only one leader be
effective?
What
is it?
When would it be
useful?
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Government establishes complete control of all
aspects of the state
(political, military, economy, social, cultural)
Highly nationalistic (flags, salutes, rallies,
uniforms)
Strict controls and laws
Military state (secret police, army, military)
Censorship (opposing literature and ideas)
Propaganda (media – radio, newspapers, poster
One leader (dictator); charismatic
Total conformity of people to ideas and leader
Terror and Fear
Treaty of Versailles
Black Tuesday
1929
- stock market crashes
Total Control
of State by a
Dictator
Great Depression
during
1930s
Increasing influence of new
political parties that emphasize
state control
-For example: Communism,
Nazism, Fascism
Nazism
Totalitarianism
Communism
Fascism
*These theories, specifically Communism and
Fascism, are completely different theories that
are bitterly opposed; however they exhibit the
same behaviour
I am Joseph Stalin, the leader of the
Soviet Union from 1922-1953.
What is Communism?
• LEFT WING
• Revolutionary idea of a
political, economic and social
system that creates a
“classless society”
• state ownership and control
of the means of production
(no private
ownership)
I am Benito Mussolini the leader (Il Duce) of
Italy from 1922 to 1943.
What is Fascism?
• RIGHT WING
• intense nationalism and elitism
• totalitarian control
• interests of the state more
important than individual rights
• maintain class system and
private ownership
I am Adolf Hitler the leader (der Fuhrer) or
dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
What is Nazism?
• extremely fascist/nationalistic
•based on beliefs of the National
Socialist German Workers Party
• belief in the racial superiority
of the Aryan, the “master race”
• belief that all Germans should
have “lebensraum” or living
space in Europe
•Violent hatred towards Jews
Dictators Expand Territory
Beginning in early
1930s, Germany, Italy
and Japan all began
campaigns to acquire
territory
Other nations, burned
out by WWI, reluctant
to stop them
Japan Invades China
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1931 – Japan attacks
Manchuria in northern
China
Japan wanted more
natural resources for its
growing population
(Manchuria is rich in
natural resources)
1937 Rape of Nanking:
Thousands murdered
No response
internationally
Italy invades Ethiopia
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1935 – Italy invaded
Ethiopia in Africa
Mussolini wanted new
areas to expand his
empire in Africa
League of Nations
does nothing
Ukrainian Famine
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1933: Stalin creates a
famine in Ukraine
Ukraine's rich farming was
exploited by Stalin
(Soviets)
Soldiers seized crops and
people's food
7 million Ukrainians died
No response
internationally