Within the twentieth century, various totalitarian regimes had taken control in countries across the globe. Germany’s Adolf Hitler and Italy’s Benito Mussolini gained power from their country’s political imbalance and financial struggles after WWI and through their citizen’s desperation and wounded nationalism. Germany, in particular, was entirely blamed for WWI and had to carry out the economic consequences by itself because of the Treaty of Versailles. Cuba and Russia’s fascist governments were established through violent means: Fidel Castro launched a coup d'etat in 1959 and Stalin eliminated all of his opposers in order to win through “elections”. Although Japan had an “emperor” in place, its strong military overpowered him and ruled Japan.
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Firstly, many restrictions and rules were often put in place in countries with totalitarian governments, limiting a citizen’s freedom and choice. For example, in Cuba, many restrictions and even forced labor were put into place. Some of the laws that Cuban citizens faced included being unable to join an independent labor union, being unable to refuse “volunteer“ labor for adults and children, not organizing any sports teams or performances without government approval, and children over the age of sixteen were banned from going to school (Document G). Cubans had no voice in what they wanted and were forced to live under the government’s rules, leading them to have a poor quality of life. This caused many of them to flee to the United States in Operation Peter Pan. In the early 1960s as Castro began to assert power, thousands of Cuban children were brought to the United States because parents feared that the totalitarian government would take away their kids’ education. One of the children that came to America was Carlos Eire who wrote about his experience in Operation Peter Pan in Waiting for Snow in Havana. To illustrate some of the harsh conditions he faced daily while in Cuba, Eire listed them in Document G. Another example is presented in Document D, where a Russian woman named Aleksandra Chumakova is being exiled to Siberia. Her life in Vorotynsk …show more content…
For example, Document E describes how many people in Germany were executed because of their “impurity of race” and beliefs and the increase of concentration camps. In Germany, Hitler held a goal of ridding Jews and other inferior races believing that the Jewish people were responsible for Germany’s economic issues after WWI. He attempted to achieve this goal by killing any person who did not fit into his qualifications. The conditions in concentration camps were purposely fatal to destroy any person who did not fit into Hitler’s ideal Germany. Children and women often were killed in gas chambers under the pretense of taking a shower. Healthy men were put to work with very little food for long hours, causing them to perish. By eliminating what he believed to be the cause of Germany’s issues, Hitler attempted to bring economic stability and socially. Furthermore, in Document A Benito Mussolini stated "The Fascist State organizes the nation, ... deprived of all useless and harmful freedom...Fascism alone is the doctrine best adapted to represent the tendencies and aspirations of a people..." Mussolini himself was the totalitarian leader of Italy and supported facism because he believed that through facism, Italy would become organized politically and prosper economically. He also promised to return Italy to their former power in it's time as
Firstly, many restrictions and rules were often put in place in countries with totalitarian governments, limiting a citizen’s freedom and choice. For example, in Cuba, many restrictions and even forced labor were put into place. Some of the laws that Cuban citizens faced included being unable to join an independent labor union, being unable to refuse “volunteer“ labor for adults and children, not organizing any sports teams or performances without government approval, and children over the age of sixteen were banned from going to school (Document G). Cubans had no voice in what they wanted and were forced to live under the government’s rules, leading them to have a poor quality of life. This caused many of them to flee to the United States in Operation Peter Pan. In the early 1960s as Castro began to assert power, thousands of Cuban children were brought to the United States because parents feared that the totalitarian government would take away their kids’ education. One of the children that came to America was Carlos Eire who wrote about his experience in Operation Peter Pan in Waiting for Snow in Havana. To illustrate some of the harsh conditions he faced daily while in Cuba, Eire listed them in Document G. Another example is presented in Document D, where a Russian woman named Aleksandra Chumakova is being exiled to Siberia. Her life in Vorotynsk …show more content…
For example, Document E describes how many people in Germany were executed because of their “impurity of race” and beliefs and the increase of concentration camps. In Germany, Hitler held a goal of ridding Jews and other inferior races believing that the Jewish people were responsible for Germany’s economic issues after WWI. He attempted to achieve this goal by killing any person who did not fit into his qualifications. The conditions in concentration camps were purposely fatal to destroy any person who did not fit into Hitler’s ideal Germany. Children and women often were killed in gas chambers under the pretense of taking a shower. Healthy men were put to work with very little food for long hours, causing them to perish. By eliminating what he believed to be the cause of Germany’s issues, Hitler attempted to bring economic stability and socially. Furthermore, in Document A Benito Mussolini stated "The Fascist State organizes the nation, ... deprived of all useless and harmful freedom...Fascism alone is the doctrine best adapted to represent the tendencies and aspirations of a people..." Mussolini himself was the totalitarian leader of Italy and supported facism because he believed that through facism, Italy would become organized politically and prosper economically. He also promised to return Italy to their former power in it's time as