Examples Of Totalitarian Dictatorship

A Totalitarian Dictatorship is when one person is in charge of every aspect of their nation’s citizens lives. There have been many Totalitarian Dictatorships throughout history. Some examples of Totalitarian Dictatorships might be Benito Mussolini fascist italy during world war two, Adolf Hitler’s nazi germany also during world war two or Joseph Stalin's communist soviet union from the 1920’s until he died which was 1953. To become dictators these men used Totalitarian strategies. One criteria of a Totalitarian dictatorship is propaganda which can be defined as using mass media to promote a particular political cause or point of view. Adolf Hitler used propaganda in Nazi Germany through art,music,books,theater,radio,educational materials and even the press to rise to power. Adolf Hitler even said “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it” (Adolf Hitler). This is important because propaganda is basically like a giant lie that they're trying to get you to believe. Benito …show more content…
One example of Stalin using terror in communist Russia was with his secret police. Stalin used the secret police to strike fear into the hearts of his citizens. Joseph stalin said “Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem”(Stalin). This is important because this means that stalin would probably kill or threaten to kill anyone who gave him any kind of trouble. Adolf Hitler also used terror with his secret police in Nazi Germany to kill every person that even look like they had or would rebel against the Nazis. Another example of a dictator using terror would be Benito Mussolini in fascist italy like Stalin and Hitler he also had a secret police. Mussolini’s secret police was called the OVRA he also used them to control his nation just like Stalin and