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Understanding Dictatorship Traits

The document outlines common features of dictatorships, highlighting the methods used by dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Tojo. Key features include the use of terror through paramilitaries, the establishment of a cult of personality, media censorship, imperial expansion, banning of opposition, and constitutional changes to legitimize their power. Each dictator employed specific strategies to maintain control and suppress dissent within their regimes.

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Understanding Dictatorship Traits

The document outlines common features of dictatorships, highlighting the methods used by dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Tojo. Key features include the use of terror through paramilitaries, the establishment of a cult of personality, media censorship, imperial expansion, banning of opposition, and constitutional changes to legitimize their power. Each dictator employed specific strategies to maintain control and suppress dissent within their regimes.

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Common Features of Dictatorships

Common Hitler Mussolini Stalin Tojo


feature/Dictator

Terror → used Overt – SA Brownshirts → Overt – Blackshirts Overt – Military Overt – Military
paramilitaries and secret terrorised German society Covert – OVRA Covert – NKVD → ran by Covert – Kempatai
police to achieve this in Kristaulnaght Beria
Covert – SS Gestapo →
ran by Himmler →
terrorised German society
in the Night of the Long
Knives

Cult of personality → the Diefied – worshipped Based his authority on Based his power and Used the Empoer’s cult of
profile of the dictator Catholic and ancient authority on his personality for his
worshipped by the public + Roman legacy predecessor Lenin authority and power →
used propaganda to built on obedience
achieve a cult of
personality

Censorship and control Goebbels to control and Controlled and censored Controlled and censored Controlled and censored
of the media → silenced censor print and electronic electronic and print media electronic and print media electronic and print media
all opposition media Ie Communist newspapers Ie Italian/Facists Ie Japanese/Jingoist
Ie Nazi newspapers + + radio + architecture + newspapers + radio + newspapers + radio +
radio + architecture + films films + art architecture + films + art architecture + films + art
+ art to achieve
glieshautang

Imperial expansion → for Lebunsrum → expansion Expansion into Africa such Expansion west into Expansion into China and
factors of production east to Poland and west to as Ethiopia Poland and the Balkans the Pacific
France

Ban opposition Banned Communists + Banned political Banned political Banned the Chinese +
Trade Unions + Jews opposition opposition → 56% of the political opposition by
Communist Party banned accumulating power
due to possible suspicion

Constitutional change → The Enabling Murdered all opposition Accumulates power → via
makes the dictatorship Act/Emergancy Decrees thus resulting in Minister of Education,
legal → made it legal as it gave constitutional change Home Affairs
the Nazis 4 years of
ultimate power

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