Essentially‚ totalitarianism is a type of government in which the person or people in power seek to maintain absolute control over every person under their authority‚ with virtually all importance eliminated from the concept of an individual. The term was characterized by Hannah Arendt‚ the German-American political theorist who wrote The Origins of Totalitarianism‚ inspired by Hitler and Stalin of the just-finished World War II and just-starting Cold War. Responding to the terrors of WWII that she experienced
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Totalitarian government is a government that has total control of its country. It is a domineering government with unlimited power that uses ruthless force to apply an absolute control over all the individuals that make up the society. A totalitarian government not only commands total obedience towards its powers‚ but also demands the individual’s total support and very explicit legalization in controlling all others in the society. Also having a totalitarian government does not benefit the citizens
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Was Germany to Blame For World War II? Germany is often solely blamed for the outbreak of World War. However‚ there are several factors which contributed to the occurrence of the war. Although the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was to ensure Germany could never start another war‚ it indirectly contributed to World War Two. Germany was unhappy with the terms of the treaty‚ especially the War Guilt Clause and the huge amount of reparations that had to be paid to the Allies. At this time
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Between 1933 and 1936‚ Hitler took part in many acts that directly violated the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles. Firstly‚ Hitler broke one of the major rules by building up his army to over 1 million people. The treaty stated that an army of over 100‚000 me was prohibited. He at first expanded his army in secret‚ but in 1935‚ he openly had a massive rearmament rally. Hitler also broke the treaty by moving his troops into Rhineland (a demilitarized zone). Of course another major act that challenged
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Outline the manner in which Hitler initiated international conflict in the period 1933-39. Hitler took multiple actions that initiated international conflicts between 1933 and 1939. He refuted the terms of the ToV after forming government‚ stopping reparation payments‚ and rebuilding the armed forces. In addition‚ the remilitarisation of the Rhineland in 1936 further broke the terms of the Treaty. In 1937 Hitler allowed his newly-minted Luftwaffe in to engage in the Spanish Civil War‚ which created
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Britain‚ Germany and Russia‚ three distinct countries‚ developed into the politically modern states that they are today at different rates and in a plethora of ways. Britain‚ the first of these countries to develop‚ had little conflict and gradual development‚ unlike Germany and Russia. Due to the fact that Britain was the first state to modernize‚ they faced little pressure or rapid demand for political participation compared to others. German industrialization caused turmoil in the state because
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that the Chinese totalitarianism caused the death of more than fifty million of their own people. Would you want to be a part of those millions of people? Some of the citizens that were killed may have been a threat to the government but killing them was a harsh punishment they could have just been put in jail. However‚ some of the people that were murdered were killed for pointless reasons‚ they were innocent people and the government took their life away all because of totalitarianism. Even
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there was extreme prejudice in Germany against Jews and in America against the Japanese. Jews were stripped of their rights and likewise with Japanese. In Germany and America‚ the oppressed Jews and Japanese were treated in a similar condition. They both experienced the unthinkable like the boycott of their respectable businesses‚ the looting of their abandoned homes‚ a national curfew‚ transported to concentration camps and the constant racism towards them. There were many similarities between the
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ROUSSEAU AS TOTALITARIAN? Rousseau‚ known as “Father of Modern Democratic Theory”‚ was being accused by other people as a “Father of Totalitarianism”. This is one of the contentious issues which attack Rousseau’s social contract; he is seen to be advocating totalitarian solution rather democratic. Others may have only misunderstood the concept of totalitarianism but I tell you there is no clear evidence showing he is in favor of totalitarian. Why‚ then‚ some considered Rousseau as a totalitarian? Maybe
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Per:A Megan O’Connor Ms.Tolley Honors English March 31‚2013 Totalitarian Government The government influences our lives on a daily basis.In the novel 1984 written by George Orwell the government is the "Party".It is a totalitarian government exercising control over the freedom‚ will‚ or thought of others.(Dictionary.com)From the word “totalitarianism”‚ it is obvious that this form of system wants to have “total” control over their people. Unlike democratic rule‚ under totalitarianism‚
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