Black Tuesday

Treaty of Versailles 1929 Great Depression

- stock market crashes during
1930s

Increasing influence of new

political parties that emphasize
state control
Total Control
-For example: Communism,
of State by a Nazism, Fascism
Dictator
Iam defined on p437 of
your World History
textbook
1. Government establishes complete control of all aspects of the state
(political, military, economy, social, cultural, education)

2. Highly nationalistic (flags, salutes, rallies, uniforms)

3. Strict controls and laws

4. Military state (secret police, army, military)

5. Censorship (opposing literature and ideas)

6. Propaganda (media – radio, newspapers, posters)

7. One leader (dictator); charismatic

8. Total conformity of people to ideas and leader (cult of personality)

9. Terror and Fear

 Nazism

Totalitarianism

Communism Fascism

*These theories, specifically Communism and

Fascism, are completely different theories that
are bitterly opposed; however they exhibit the
same behavior
I am Joseph Stalin, the leader of
the Soviet Union from 1922-
1953. Find me in your textbook
pp440-447.

What is Communism?

• LEFT WING
• based on theory by Karl Marx
• state ownership and control of
the
means of production (no
private
ownership)
• Soviet Communism or
“Stalinism”,
was more of a totalitarian and
military state combined with
elements of communism
 I am Benito Mussolini the leader (Il
Duce) of Italy from 1922 to 1943.
Find me in your textbook pp434-
438.

What is Fascism?

• RIGHT WING
• intense nationalism
• totalitarian control
• interests of the state more
important than individual rights
• maintain class system and
private ownership (capitalism)

Interesting Fact: Fascism name was derived

from the fasces, an ancient Roman symbol
of authority consisting of a bundle of rods
and an ax
I am Adolf Hitler, leader (der Fuhrer)
or dictator of Germany from 1933 to
1945. Find me in your textbook on
pp448-453

What is Nazism

•RIGHT WING
•fascist, nationalistic and totalitarian
• based on beliefs of the National
Socialist German Workers Party
(NAZI)
• belief in the racial superiority of
the Aryan, the “master race”
• belief that all Germans should have
“lebensraum” (living space) in
Europe
•Violent hatred towards Jews
(blamed Germany’s problems on
 The Political
Spectrum

Left Right
 Another Perspective

Coercion

Left Right

Freedom