Features of dictatorships

Question 1

In relation to rule over the German people (and government)

Answer 1

• A single ruler
• One party state

Question 2

In relation to money and ability to maintain power

Answer 2

• Planned economy
• Propaganda and censorship
• System of terror and repression
• Absence of individual liberty

Question 3

Founding principle

Answer 3

• Nationalism
• Militarism
• Ideology

Question 4

Specific qualties of Stalin’s Russia

Answer 4

Communist
International communism/internal control
Permanent revolution
Stop the bourgeoisie undoing the revolution

5 year plans
Mass starvation

Collectivisation (instead of private farms, they are collected as mass state farms and have to present a certain amount of crops by X time). People didn’t specialise in growing corn, etc were forced to grow crops they didn’t specialise in so the country starved

Purges:
* Got rid of senior staff and replaced them with his own staff he had ‘tutored’
* Military and political purges

Question 5

specific qualities of Mussolini’s Italy

Answer 5

Fascist
Mussolini, came before Hitler
Imperialistic

(nationalistic)
Make mediterranean lake into a Roman/Italian lake → make italy great again

Moussilini sees himself as a sort of roman emperor

Good life for most

No ideology about the superiority of the races, but brought in a bit of anti-jewish initiative to please Hitler

Question 6

Specific qualities of Tojo’s Japan

Answer 6

militarism/theocracy
Tojo Hirohito

Imperialistic - bc lack of resources - invading for economic resources

Anti Western - saw themselves as higher up than other asians and westerners in Asia

1920’s poor economically
1930’s military takeover Manchuria helps their economy (steal everything from Manchuria)