this topic is George Orwell. Both of Orwell’s most famous books‚ 1984 and Animal Farm‚ are about fascist‚ all-powerful governments. Animal Farm‚ in particular‚ shows how dictatorships arise. George Orwell’s Animal Farm shows how society can fall to fascism through ignorance‚ blind trust‚ and lack of history. The first way the animal’s society fell was through ignorance. To be clear‚ simple ignorance is not the
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Fascism can be defined as a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power‚ forcibly suppression opposition and criticism‚ regimenting all industry commerce and emphasising an aggressive nationalism and often racism (Idaho). Francisco Franco was the dictator of Spain for over 36 years which was made possible by the Spanish Civil War. Even though he had some of the characteristics of a fascist he was not a true fascist. He was a pragmatist‚ nationalist and anti-communist who did not desire
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to present its case before a provincial‚ puritantiantical and conservative America. Several members of the Group Theatre had indeed been members of the communist party in the 1930`s and all identified with the fight against poverty‚ inequality and fascism. McCarthy knew how well with the Cold War his truth could be manipulated” (Brater). Arthur Miller had an interesting history with HUAC witch ultimately sparked his creation of The Crucible. Miller had joined the Federal Theatre Project‚ which was
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Any resemblances between Hynkel the Dictator and Hitler the Dictator is purely coincidental. However ironic‚ one of the most adored men in history was born no more than four days of one of the most hated. As displayed in the film‚ The Great Dictator‚ Adolf Hitler so greatly resembled the clown‚ Charles Chaplin. Through the use of satire and mockery‚ Chaplin exposes the dangerous rise of European fascism. Several scenes in the movie provide a deeper meaning than their initial comedic stance.
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IV. Differences Although both Stalinist USSR and Hitler’s Nazi Germany shared some similarities in terms of the means of their rule‚ these two totalitarian regimes differed from each other in economic and social aspects. (1) Economic Institution The USSR - Collectivization The Five Year Plan started under Lenin and continued by Stalin which enabled the USSR to develop economically but at a great cost to the Soviet people. Indeed‚ Stalin strengthened the state’s existing dominance: legal private
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During McCarthyism‚ Senator Joe Mccarthy accused people randomly and with dishonesty. One article stated that “Many Americans also believed the Communism was a real threat to the USA. In 1950‚ Senator Joe claimed to have a list of many known communists working for the US government; but he also accused scientists‚ diplomats‚ actors‚ film producers and writers of being sympathisers. People were anxious
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Source E: A historical picture taken of Mussolini and Hitler‚ emphasising their alliance and similarities in state. The picture was taken at a march where both leaders are seen to be leading the military forces. ORIGINS: Source E is a primary source‚ a historical picture found in a book called The History of World War II‚ Volume 1. The purpose of this photograph is to record a historical event. To show the two dictators joining forces as allies and leading their countries forward. This photograph
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Benito Mussolini wrote The Doctrine of Fascism as part of an article for the Enciclopeida Italiana in 1932 (235). Mussolini outlines fascism “as a doctrine” which entails specific views on “material and intellectual problems” which have been the historical source oppression (236). He opposes three major ideologies and concludes by arguing that fascism is the superior political and social doctrine to unite Italy towards her “destined impulse” of expansion (239). Mussolini has two main targets‚ and
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suppressions of the twentieth century. The difference between the two has always been perceived as which side of the World War II they fought on‚ meaning Stalin was viewed as the ‘good guy’ and Hitler as the ‘bad guy’. Hitler in history is written as the evil dictator‚ planning to take over the world and the suppression and murder of over 6 million Jews‚ where Stalin does not have this title due to his support for the allies in WWII. Where the debate between these two men starts is when knowing that Stalin
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- Fascism was an amalgam of many strains of thought largely deriving from the nineteenth-century movement of social Darwinism‚ socialism‚ nationalism‚ and social Catholicism-born of pragmatism and opportunism as much as conviction. - Fascism was nationalistic‚ capitalistic‚ emotional‚ voluntarist‚ and hierarchical. - Not surprisingly‚ given its founders’ socialist past‚ fascism borrowed from Marxism a political strategy based on economics. But unlike Marxism‚ fascism sought to preserve
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