Authoritarianism

and totalitarianism

INFORMATION

THE USSR: STALINISM

ITALIAN FASCISM

NAZI GERMANY

Factors

Characteristics

Established habits of military organization

chain of command

comradeship

The war had aroused nationalist feeling

The power of the state increased

New parties were formed

Foreign policy

Economy

Politics

anti-democratic government

authoritarian dictatorship

Citizens' rights were limited

expansionist foreign policy

the state intervened in and controlled the economy

Society

all the classes of society supported the regime

Characteristics

Democracies and authoritarian regimes

Differences between ideologies

Differences between Authoritarian and Democracy image

Authoritarian

Right wing

nationalist but rejected the communist ideology of the classless society

Totalitarian

Left Wing

anti-nationalist and anti-capitalist

Joseph Stalin

Politics

Economy

Society

Constitution of 1936

CPSU (The only political party)

Komintern

Five Year Plans

collectivisation of land

Kolkhoz (collective-owned farm)

nationalisation of existing industries

hydraulic works

social equality

healthcare

education

housing for all citizens

Benito Mussolini

He created Fasci combat groups

Formed the National Fascist Party

Measures

Politics

Economy

Society

All power to himself

Other parties were forbidden

Execution for those who were opposed

removed workers' rights

autarky

indoctrinated the population through the education system

increased the birth rate

Adolf Hitler

Leader of National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSGWP)

Measures

Third Reich

foreign policy

great economic development

anti-Semitic

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