Totalitarian Governments

Andrea L.
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  1. totalitarianism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
    or a a form of government in which the ruler has total control over public and private affairs of its citizens within the country.
  2. fascism
    a political theory advocating an authoritarian government
  3. Hitler
    German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
  4. Stalin
    Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
  5. Lenin
    Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
  6. Bolshevik
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
  7. indoctrination
    teaching someone to accept beliefs uncritically
    or to "brainwash people"
  8. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  9. collective farm
    a farm operated collectively
    and owned by the government
  10. Mussolini
    Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945)
Created on Mon Feb 04 18:59:00 EST 2013

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