Over the years, governments all around the world have witnessed many changes. Some democratic states have become communist, and some communist states became democratic. As time passed many new leaders were introduced, that believed in different ways of running a government. Some were seen as extremists, while others were seen as fair. Totalitarian leaders were extremist. Leaders like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Rafael Trujillo, Benito Mussolini resorted to violent and extreme actions to run their government. Totalitarianism makes one of the most radical regimes because the government controls virtually all the elements of a society, this is achieved through oppression, violence, mass surveillance, restriction of education, and propaganda.
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This is typically done to make the people believe that what the state is doing is correct, and to avoid societal disagreements between the people and the state. According to the US Department of State “There are no independent media in the country; all media are strictly censored and no deviation from the official government line is tolerated. The government allows no editorial freedom; all stories are centrally directed and reviewed to ensure that they are in line with the state ideology. The government also controls academic and cultural content. Authorities prohibit listening to foreign media broadcasts and take steps to jam foreign radio broadcasts. Various ministries are responsible for modifying television and radio equipment to prevent users from accessing material from overseas and other material deemed illegal by the government. Individuals accused of viewing foreign films are reportedly subject to imprisonment or even execution.” Censorship of education can many times align with propaganda, which allows a state to manipulate the ideology of its …show more content…
Nazi Germany provided it’s people with Hitler Posters. Rafael Trujillo had self-portraits in many places of Dominican Republic. The North Korean government encourages its citizens to have Kim Jong Un portraits in their homes. According to page 316 the book “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” Every North Korean household is required to have a picture of Kim Jong Un on a wall. The pictures must have their own reserved space, and the pictures must be cleaned everyday. The Stalin regime distributed many propaganda posters to the people of the Soviet Union, and also had posters pasted all over the country. According to the Wright Museum of Art “After the Revolution, the country was plunged into a three-year Civil War for power. One of the reasons for the Red Army’s victory was its successful use of propaganda. The Bolsheviks used propaganda posters to build popular support for the Red Army by advertising their cause in simple terms that could be easily understood by the largely illiterate peasant population” Propaganda has helped manipulate many citizens in totalitarian states. The targets of poster propaganda are usually the illiterate people in living in totalitarian
This is typically done to make the people believe that what the state is doing is correct, and to avoid societal disagreements between the people and the state. According to the US Department of State “There are no independent media in the country; all media are strictly censored and no deviation from the official government line is tolerated. The government allows no editorial freedom; all stories are centrally directed and reviewed to ensure that they are in line with the state ideology. The government also controls academic and cultural content. Authorities prohibit listening to foreign media broadcasts and take steps to jam foreign radio broadcasts. Various ministries are responsible for modifying television and radio equipment to prevent users from accessing material from overseas and other material deemed illegal by the government. Individuals accused of viewing foreign films are reportedly subject to imprisonment or even execution.” Censorship of education can many times align with propaganda, which allows a state to manipulate the ideology of its …show more content…
Nazi Germany provided it’s people with Hitler Posters. Rafael Trujillo had self-portraits in many places of Dominican Republic. The North Korean government encourages its citizens to have Kim Jong Un portraits in their homes. According to page 316 the book “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” Every North Korean household is required to have a picture of Kim Jong Un on a wall. The pictures must have their own reserved space, and the pictures must be cleaned everyday. The Stalin regime distributed many propaganda posters to the people of the Soviet Union, and also had posters pasted all over the country. According to the Wright Museum of Art “After the Revolution, the country was plunged into a three-year Civil War for power. One of the reasons for the Red Army’s victory was its successful use of propaganda. The Bolsheviks used propaganda posters to build popular support for the Red Army by advertising their cause in simple terms that could be easily understood by the largely illiterate peasant population” Propaganda has helped manipulate many citizens in totalitarian states. The targets of poster propaganda are usually the illiterate people in living in totalitarian