Totalitarianism refers to a form of government that does not allow any individual freedom. All aspects of an individual's life are subordinated to the will of the government. In such a system, citizens are oppressed and forced into submission. The authority of the state cannot be questioned or challenged. Totalitarian regimes are normally fronted by a dictator whose every word is law.
A good thesis with regard to Stalin and Hitler's adoption and application of...
Totalitarianism refers to a form of government that does not allow any individual freedom. All aspects of an individual's life are subordinated to the will of the government. In such a system, citizens are oppressed and forced into submission. The authority of the state cannot be questioned or challenged. Totalitarian regimes are normally fronted by a dictator whose every word is law.
A good thesis with regard to Stalin and Hitler's adoption and application of such a system of control should include the measures both leaders took to ensure absolute authority and what they did to maintain their power.
The following factors should be considered:
- The establishment of a dictatorship
- No elections—one party rule
- Using fear as a method of control
- Media censorship
- The use of propaganda in education, public speeches, and in the media
- Severe punishment or sanction for criticism of the state
- Compulsory military service
- The creation of a secret police or government agency to investigate and suppress dissent
- State meddling in the reproduction of the population in the hope of either increasing or decreasing its numbers
- Acts of genocide and the targeting of specific religious or political groups
- The development of a nationalist party and an exaggerated nationalist fervor
If all the above aspects with regard to each leader are covered, the essay will have done more than enough to prove that both Stalin and Hitler were dictators in charge of totalitarian regimes.
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