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03 THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY AND THE RISE OF TOTALITARIANISM
crisis of the capitalist system
in Europe both by post-war difficulties
unemployment
misery
the recession started in 1929
the Soviet Union was not so affected by the Great Depression
a different economic system (communism)
gained prestige
trade unions and communist parties became stronger
great political instability caused by workers' demands
Members of the wealthy and middle classes, afraid of the Soviet example
started supporting dictatorial models
rejected the existence of workers’ organisations
At the end of the 1930s
dictatorships in Europe predominated over democracies
Characteristics of dictatorships
dictatorship
absence of individual freedoms and information
exaltation of the dictator
personality cult
all-embracing state
power that controlled all facets of citizens’ lives
official state ideology
single mass party and mobilisation of the masses
represented the official ideology
in support of that ideology
repression
of any idea or activity that differs from or questions the power of the state, the party and its official ideology
system of terror and violence
with a powerful political police force to ensure critics are repressed
Great Britain
overcame its economic problems thanks to the strength of its political institutions
managed to preserve democracy
France
formed a leftist unity government
the Popular Front
to contain the rise of the extreme right
Garazi García Anturejo
