Totalitarianism

In your own words, define Totalitarianism.

Totalitarian governments use __________ to control the media.

This secret police serves the leader and totalitarian state by monitoring and controlling citizens to follow the laws of the state.

• True

• False

Match each example to the correct SCOOP characteristic. You may draw a line or write the corresponding letter in the blank.

Which political ideology is characterized by a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinions and has dictatorial control?

• Environmentalism

• Fascism

• Liberalism

• Totalitarianism

the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• totalitarianism

A political system in which the government controls all aspects of life. 

• democracy 

• totalitarianism 

• communism

• imperialism 

No limit to government power and the government having total control is which type of government?

• Authoritarian

• Totalitatarian

• Fascism

Which of the following would you include in a list of totalitarian governments?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Republic

• Constitutional monarchy

corresponds to Totalitarianism.

• United States of America (Modern)

• Stalin’s Soviet Union

• Ancient Athens

• Louis XIV’s France