Totalitarianism Vocabulary

glorification of the state

Nazi party, small group of 7 that grew dramatically upon Hitler's rise to power. Dominated Germany until the end of World War II.

National Socialism; ideology of the Nazi Party which was a form of fascism combined with biological racism and anti-semitism

Government controls all aspects of the lives of the people

organized by Mussolini, it combined nationalism and socialism; focused on territorial expansion, benefits for workers, and land reform for peasants

Mutiny by previously pro-Bolshevik sailors at Kronstadt naval base caused by economic disaster and social upheaval

Germany should expand east, remove the Jews, and turn the Slavs into Slave Labor

Lenin allowed some capitalist measures: government would not seize surplus grains, peasants could sell grain on the open market, government still in control of heavy industry, banks, and railroads

Apex of Soviet power which maxed out at 70 people in the 1930s

Highest position of power, created by Stalin--Read: DICTATOR

German youths indoctrinated by the Nazis of German racial superiority and Jews as the source of Germany's problems

Leader of the USSR after Lenin; believed in socialism in one country

The wealthiest peasants who strongly resisted collectivization

Approximately a dozen members; dominated discussions of policy and personnel

Russia renamed to Union of Socialist Republics and under a communist government

led to Mussolinin taking power

Hitler's first "attempt" to seize power; Stood up on a table and declared a revolution

Outlined the political beliefs and served as a blueprint for Hitler's future plans

Russia first had to be strong internally and should defer efforts for an international communist revolution; sought for establishment of a socialist economy without the aid of the west

Hitler's personal gurad; Hitler's private army and secret police

the economic basis for Italian fascism; "Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state."

Bring the countryside peasantry under absolute control of the state: use farm machines to free up people for industry

Marked the end of the NEP; Goals: "We are 50 or 100 years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in 10 years. Either we do it or we shall go under."

Economic downturn; caused German economic chaos and political impotence allowing Hitler to seize power

Leader of the SS

Italy's reconciliation with the papacy; the Vatican became an independent state

Hitler's personal, private army

Recognized as an independent state by the Lateran Pact

forced labor camps

Lenin's closest followers tried and executed

40,000 army officers expelled or liquidated

Germanic Peoples; Hitler's "master race"

The official secret police of Germany and Germany-occupied Europe

6 million European Jews killed (plus Slavs, Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, communists, homosexuals, mentally handicapped, and political opponents)

Minister of propaganda for Germany

Incident used by the Nazis to crack down on the Communists

Hitler's Rule

Leader-dictator with unlimited arbitrary power; Hitler

Resulted in 8 million deaths and used to eliminate "enemies"

When Hitler was warned the army and big businesses were suspicious of the SA, he had SS arrest and shoot about 1,000 leaders

a documentary of the Nuremburg rally of 1934 used as propaganda to make Hitler look larger than life and glorify the Nazi party

Deprived Jews of all rights of citizenship

used to eradicate "enemies of the people"

Attack by Nazis on Jewish communities