concepts: Communism; propaganda; dictatorship; cult of personality; totalitarianism; collectivisation Key personalities: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin; Josef Stalin To what extent did Lenin and/or Stalin bring about social and economic change? (2011) How effective were the internal and external policies of Josef Stalin? (2010) How did dictators use propaganda and/or terror to maintain power? (2009) What did Lenin and Stalin contribute to communism in Russia? (2008) To what extent did Stalin transform the
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Adolf Hitler and the National Socialists gained power and created a totalitarian dictatorship in Germany. They were able to gain appeal and political power by using methods such as propaganda posters‚ speeches‚ and jobs. One of the ways Hitler and the Nazi Party gained appeal and political power was through propaganda posters. Propaganda is information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. He used this to gain power because
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How does Napoleon use persuasive language and propaganda to seize and maintain power? George Orwell’s novel‚ Animal Farm‚ is an allegory that compares the animals and “animalism” to communism in Russia during the 20th century. Stalin is portrayed as Napoleon‚ and Snowball as Trotsky‚ in a battle to gain complete authority over their society. The farm animals portray the ignorant and oppressed Russian people of the era. Throughout the duration of Animal Farm‚ there is a continuous use of propaganda
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In history‚ the message dictators use to lure in supporters is usually their strive to help the little guy or working class. The Treaty of Versailles‚ that helped end the previous world war‚ actually helped Hitler fuse another world war with the use of propaganda. Hitler‚ ironically wrote in his book to lure the working class Mein Kampf‚ “Propaganda works on the general public from the stand point of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea.” As a result to all these problems‚ Hitler
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Best Use of Propaganda Propaganda is used in almost every situation. Internet users are always bombarded with propaganda ads online and couch potatoes have seen the hundreds of propaganda aired on T.V. The use of propaganda is to convince anyone from seeing it to believe in a specific idea. That goal is the hardest key role of propaganda especially when trying to convince as many people as possible. There are many people who had their own ways of using propaganda. Such as Martin Luther King Junior
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relatively unchallenged. It is a common argument among historians as to how the Nazis managed to maintain power over this period of time. Successful foreign policy was an important factor involved in the Nazis consolidation of power which involved Hitlers attempts to strengthen Germany and undermine the treaty of Versailles. Economic policies were also an important factor as the Nazis tried to make Germany
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Stalin utilized education and propaganda to ensure that the minds of both the young and the old supported and agreed with everything Stalin did and how crucial he was to giving everyone a better life in Russia. By controlling what information people were receiving and what that information was saying‚ this was how Stalin was able to keep control for so long; the people who were receiving this ‘filtered’ information didn’t know any better. The people of Russia weren’t aware of the serious problems
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Propaganda is information‚ especially of a biased or misleading nature‚ used to promote a political cause or point of view. The technique of propaganda‚ used by the Nazi party in Germany‚ contributed to their success as a political party and got them support from the people. Propaganda also contributed to their achievements when first establishing the Nazi party‚ the support they needed form the German people and kept consolidated their hold over Germany by keeping the people under their control
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Reich‚ a propaganda machine dominated Germany. The Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda‚ Joseph Goebbels‚ infused Nazism into all areas of German life‚ by corrupting‚ media‚ culture‚ and education. The radio allowed Nazi propaganda to be heard not only in Germany but around the world. The purpose of Nazi propaganda goal to persuade the people to take the prejudice towards Jews based on Christian beliefs that were typical for over 1500 years to an extreme level by using a propaganda technique
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Propaganda‚ the Psychological war Weapon The word propaganda is often used in a negative sense‚ especially for politicians who make false claims to get elected or spread rumors to get their way. In fact‚ any campaign that is used to persuade can be called propaganda. War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized as extreme aggression‚ destruction‚ and usually high mortality. Adolf Hitler combined these two terms into one‚ and strategically did so in the psychological
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