Dictatorships Flashcards
what is a democracy
a system of goverment in which people vote to choose their politicians
what is a dictatorship
a country governed by a dictator who passes very strict laws
How did Stalin impress Lenin?
By climbing up the ranks
Eagerness and skills to raise money for the party
key features of a democracy
voting/elections, freedom of speech, multiple groups/party’s, freedom of information
key features of a dictatorship
no freedom of speech, only one party, no legal freedom no trials, people only join groups aloud by the dictatorship
what is communism
a group where everyone is equal and all belongings are shared all things are owned but the public like housing
WHo was the father of communism
Karl Marx
Who led the Russian Revolution?
Lenin
Communism in the USSR
Only the communist party was allowed.
All media/ news was controlled by the communist party.
Nobody was allowed to have an open religious belief.
Everything was provided by the state e.g. houses, hospital, school.
define fascism
an anti democratic system of government developed by mussolini in Italy and hitler in germany
How did Stalin found out abut communism?
He read books by Karl Marx
What was the bolshevik revolution?
Uprising of the communist and overthrow of the Tsar
How did Stalin become a dictator?
He got rid of any political opposition
What did Stalin want to achieve for the Soviet Union?
He wanted for Russia to gain power, stability, equality for the people.
What was the negative impact of Stalin’s dictatorship?
He disowned farmers, which led to famines as the farmed therefore started to fail.
What was the negative impact of Stalin’s dictatorship for women?
retracted women’s rights e.g. abortion was banned, divorce was extremely difficult.
What happened to minorities within the USSR?
Purges - aim was to expose any enemies/ threats of Stalin
Gulags - a special division of the secret police and the Soviet Ministry of the Interior overseeing the use of the physical labour of prisoners.
Describe the background to the start of fascism in Italy. (4)
Itay had been on the winning side of the Great War, but 600 000 Italian soldiers had died. Italians were hoping for land, but didn’t get much.
Ex-army people were stealing and murdering, because there was unemployment and resentment.
People that weren’t suffering were scared of communism.
Explain how Italy became a fascist country.
Mussolini came to change Italy, he wanted to bring back Italy’s glory by addressing the issue of unemployment he ordered roads and buildings to be fixed which gave most people jobs and if you didn’t have a job you could sign up to the army which became very popular.
He marched on Rome with his supporters the black shirts and made such an impression the king gave in and made Mussolini the new prime minister. Anyone who was communist or an opposition was beaten or murdered. Italy became a fascist country due to Mussolini becoming a dictator and controlling the population.
Describe Adolf Hitler’s early life. (4)
He had a good relationship with his mother and his dad was a hard drinking bully
He wanted to become an artist, although he ended up being rejected by an art school he applied for.
In Vienna, after being rejected by art school, for 5 years he made money in any way he could for examples selling post cards and painting houses, he grew to hate foreigner and rich jewish people because he believed they were ruining Austria by introducing their way of life.
hitler at first tried to hide from the army by going to Vienna but inseat volenterd and won in total 6 medals for bravery in the great war . he was in hospital when he heard germany lost the war and blamed weak politicians and jews
How did Hitler go from being a politician to prisoner?
. he stayed in the army after war and spyed on new political groups he was known as a v-man
. one if them was called a german workers party- he liked many of there ideas and decided to join it
. he wrote in papers speaking out about the groups ideas and beliefs and that jews were germs he also spoke about germany needing a strong leader who could take revenge for the defeat of germany in WW1
.he changed the name to the nazi party and made the swastika the symbol
How did Hitler go from being a prisoner to being a politician?
.his views mad him popular and soon he wanted too take over germany
. he tired to start a revolution in munich but failed
.put in prison for treason
. in prison he wrote a book called mein kampf (my struggle)
. many liked his idea of making germany great again
How did Hitler go from being a politician to being a leader?
.on release from prison he went back to running the nazi party
. by 1929 the great depression started and millions lost there jobs and soon hitler moved from the 8th favorited party to the 1st
becuase of his promise to bring jobs in and his famous line “ ill provide you with work and bread”
. by 1933 he was the prime minister of germany
.Describe the methods the Nazis used to control Germany?
. secret police
Describe how jewish people were treated under the Nazi rule?
Describe the role of Women in Nazi Germany.
women where usully doing domestic tasks such as cooking cleaning most women’s rights where taken away from them like abortions divorce and illegitamte children where revocked
Describe the life of young people in Nazi Germany?
these kids were called the first soviet generation. this generation showed the virtues and vices of the society it hailed from.they were brought up to follow hitler and if there parents spoke against him in any way the kids were encoraged to inform the secret police
