Intro to Totalitarian Dictatorships Flashcards
1
Q
What are Totalitarian dictatorships?
A
They control the political, social, and economic features of a nation.
2
Q
Who were totalitarian dictatorships after WW1?
A
The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
Italy under Benito Mussolini.
Germany under Adolf Hitler.
3
Q
What were some characteristics the totalitarian dictatorships had in common?
A
-No freedom of speech
-One political party
-Nation is more important
-elimination of people that contradicted them
-Propaganda
4
Q
Why was Hitler and Mussolini able to come to power?
A
Hitler and Mussolini were able to come to
power because Germany and Italy were facing severe economic problems such as inflation and unemployment. The people of Germany and Italy believed that Hitler and Mussolini could solve these problems.
