Age of Anxiety
Hist of Civilization II
Age of Anxiety Writing Assignment
During the age of anxiety, we learned about totalitarian states. What is it? A state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life. It existed in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union. A totalitarian state is one in which all systems of government are controlled by a central power. A dictorship and a party will control the law courts, the police, the media and the government. All freedoms will be denied. In essence, totalitarianism means total control of a people by one individual and the government it has created.
First conceptually developed in the 1920's by Italian fascists, primarily Giovanni Amendola, totalitarianism has been present in a variety of movements throughout history. Initially, the term was spun to be positive and refer to the positive goals of states employing totalitarianism. However, Western civilizations most often did not agree with the concept of totalitarianism and a great deal of discourse regarding the topic became prevalent from within governments, inside classrooms, and at the dining room table. Some governments and movements that Westerners have accused of being totalitarian in nature include Nazi Germany, Soviets during communism, and the Stalinist movement in particular.
We will discuss the basic tenets of the governments in Germany, Italy, USSR, China, and Japan below.
In Germany and Italy are similar. The fascism, a term which Hitler and Mussolini used with pride. Fascist government shared several characteristics, including extreme nationalism, often to the point of expansionism, antisocialism aimed at destroying working class movements, and alliances with powerful capitalists and landowners, mass parties, etc. which appealed to the middle class and peasantry. All had a dynamic and violent leader who glorified war and the military.
USSR, Stalin issued the "general party line." Anyone who deviated from that line was condemned to either exile
Age of Anxiety Writing Assignment
During the age of anxiety, we learned about totalitarian states. What is it? A state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life. It existed in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union. A totalitarian state is one in which all systems of government are controlled by a central power. A dictorship and a party will control the law courts, the police, the media and the government. All freedoms will be denied. In essence, totalitarianism means total control of a people by one individual and the government it has created.
First conceptually developed in the 1920's by Italian fascists, primarily Giovanni Amendola, totalitarianism has been present in a variety of movements throughout history. Initially, the term was spun to be positive and refer to the positive goals of states employing totalitarianism. However, Western civilizations most often did not agree with the concept of totalitarianism and a great deal of discourse regarding the topic became prevalent from within governments, inside classrooms, and at the dining room table. Some governments and movements that Westerners have accused of being totalitarian in nature include Nazi Germany, Soviets during communism, and the Stalinist movement in particular.
We will discuss the basic tenets of the governments in Germany, Italy, USSR, China, and Japan below.
In Germany and Italy are similar. The fascism, a term which Hitler and Mussolini used with pride. Fascist government shared several characteristics, including extreme nationalism, often to the point of expansionism, antisocialism aimed at destroying working class movements, and alliances with powerful capitalists and landowners, mass parties, etc. which appealed to the middle class and peasantry. All had a dynamic and violent leader who glorified war and the military.
USSR, Stalin issued the "general party line." Anyone who deviated from that line was condemned to either exile