Related Issue 2: Chapter 5; Part 2 Flashcards
In what ways can a totalitarian government establish complete control of all aspects of the state?
Politically Militarily Economically Socially Culturally
How can a totalitarian government become highly nationalistic?
Through Flags, Salutes, Rallies and uniforms
How can a totalitarian government create a military state?
Through implementing secret police, an army and a military
What will a totalitarian government censor?
Opposing literature and ideas
What means will a totalitarian government use to spread propaganda?
Media: Radio, newspapers, posters
What does the leader of a totalitarian govt act like?
Very Chrismatic
What type of govt’s use totalitarian regimes?
- Nazi Germany
- Stalin’s Soviet Union
- China under Mao Zedong
- Cambodia under Khmer Rouge
What is the goal of totalitarianism? And how was this achieved?
To create a perfect society out of imperfect human beings required a high level of coercive control of every facet of life
What is the goal of Authoritarian governments?
To maintain control of existing society. Cercion is used against perceived enemies of the state
How is the leader perceived in a totalitarianism government?
The leader is perceived as wise, paternal and charasmatic
What are the characteristics of a totalitarian government?
- Official, total and comprehensive
- Exploits popular fears and prejudices
- Ideology inspires and legitimates a revolutionary break from the past
What does a totalitarian government use to convince the public to become elected?
- Provides a scapegoat for past wrongs
- Explains present sacrifices
- Promises a future of peace and plenty
What is the political party like in a totalitarian govt?
- A single political party serves as the leader and promotes the ideology
- Party becomes subservient to the leader
- No opposing opinions allowed after time
what does a totalitarian govt do against its enemies?
Mobilizes against them
How do totalitarian governments monitor and control citizens?
Through secret police
What kind of organizations do totalitarian govts take control of?
Schools The arts Clubs News Media Labour Unions Universities Churches The economy
What does the use of terror and violence do to a totalitarian society?
- Smooths the way to takeover
- Creates an atmosphere of crisis and political instability
- Dramatizes the inability of the old govt to provide security
What do totalitarian govts do to people who they perceive as future rivals?
They eliminate them out of paranoia
What does violence do for dictators?
- Enhances a leaders status
- Brings economic gain when they confiscate property of victims
- Punishes political opponents by discourages future dissent
- Destroys a group completely or solidifies support among other groups
When is terror useful?
In the short term
What is the goal of terror?
To produce extreme fear in populace to paralyze them into lack of resistance
What are the characteristics of terror?
- Arbitrary and unpredictable
* Creates an emotional psychological state
What is violence and terror in relation to resistance?
Violence is a reaction to resistance while terror prevents resistance from ever happening
What is a radical totalitarian regime?
A complete rejection of the political economic traditions of the past, move to a classless society with state ownership
