Totalitarianism and Its Effects on Society Throughout Europe‚ most countries had remained democratic until the early 1900s. Following World War I‚ the government systems of Europe began changing‚ with some countries remaining democratic while others shifted into dictatorships and totalitarianism. 2 in particular became very prominent; the Nazis of Germany and the fascists of Italy. After these parties emerged‚ Germany under the Nazis were led with rules of extreme racism‚ while the Italian leaders
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The Daunting Effects of Totalitarianism In the novel 1984‚ George Orwell utilizes diction and figurative language to portray how a totalitarian government dehumanizes the lives of its people and obliterate their thought. In the beginning of the novel‚ Winston helps the reader visualize an important Newspeak worker at the Fiction Department with “two blank discs instead of eyes” (53). The usage of “two blank discs” is to describe the person’s eyes as a bleak image of thoughtlessness. Instead of
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possibility for the near future‚ as shown by Winston’s experiences in it. Orwell was making the point that if totalitarian regimes were not opposed‚ the ideas within the novel could become a reality in only thirty-five years. In the novel‚ Orwell portrays a state in which government attempts to monitor and control nearly all aspects of human life to the extent that even having a disloyal thought is against the law. Winston displays his opinion on the futility of rebelling against the Party when discussing the
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Italy is a country that has gone through many changes throughout its history. It has faced many obstacles but has remained nationalistic and eager for unification. The political history of Italy is quite extensive. The Greeks were the first to settle in Italy and established colonies in the southern part of the country and in Sicily. There was not a sense of political reality as much as there was a civilization (Windows on Italy- History). While the Greeks controlled the south the Gauls‚ or
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The word totalitarianism was first used by the Italian philosopher‚ Giovanni Gentile to describe a socio-political system (Pleuger). Totalitarianism is a form of government in which all of society resources are monopolized by the state‚ entering all aspects of public and private life‚ through the states use of propaganda‚ terror‚ and technology(Grobman). Totalitarian societies are very distinct‚ organized‚ and controlled usually by one man who directs the whole economy and unities it under a single
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political and military ally in Europe was Italy. The Italians had been governed by a fascist regime under Benito Mussolini since 1925. Italian fascism was very much the elder brother of Nazism‚ a fact Hitler himself acknowledged. Yet for all their ideological similarities‚ the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini was bumpy and complex. The alignment of their two countries was consequently not as firm as many anticipated. By the late 1930s Germany and Italy had become military allies – however their
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OF ITALY The unification of Italy in the 19th century was one of the most significant events in the history of the peninsula and of Europe as well. Not only did it alter the European balance of power but it also paved the way for the future. Unification was achieved through the interplay of complex factors: ideology‚ war‚ diplomacy‚ personalities and European politics. There were a number of factors that created obstacles in the unification of Italy. The mountainous nature of central Italy created
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History: Comparative Essay Chinese vs European Between the years of 1851-1861 roughly 30‚000 immigrants from places worldwide arrived in Australia with the hope that they could strike it rich and find some gold. Of the people who were arriving there was large amount of Chinese and Europeans who started to build up colonies of their own. It was hard for these people to start with as there was a lot of discrimination and segregation simply because of their race. This also meant that these sort of
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rituals to placate the spirits of animals they had killed. Other religious ceremonies sought to engage the spiritual power of nature to secure abundant crops or fend off evil spirits. Indian villages also held elaborate religious rites‚ participation in which helped to define the boundaries of community membership. In all Indian societies‚ those who seemed to possess special abilities to invoke supernatural powers-shamans‚ medicine men‚ and other religious leaders-held positions of respect and authority
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The Metamorphosis of Humanist Italy The Italian Renaissance‚ beginning around 1360 was a period of great growth. Specific social and political conditions spurred development in trade‚ travel‚ warfare‚ scholarly expansion and education. Inevitably Italians began to reflect differently on the world around them and how they interacted with it. Changing ideas caused a definite shift from medieval values: piety and social seclusion‚ to humanist values: material and scholarly gain. Time spent in monasteries
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