Tools of 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.

When thinking about element number four, Obedience to State and Leader, which of the following is a way that conformity of the citizens is achieved? Choose all that apply.

• Fear

• Telling them the truth

• Bribery

• Terror

Government which controls every aspect of public and private life. 

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Theocracy

• Democracy

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

• democracy 

• totalitarianism 

• communism

• imperialism 

Give an example of one way a totalitarian governement controls society.

This autocrat built heavy industry and set up collective farms.

• Lenin

• Stalin

• Hitler

• Mussolini

Propaganda

• The removal of anything objectionable to or critical of the ruling party.

• To teach people to accept a system of beliefs (thoughts) without questioning.

• Using newspapers, magazines, radio, speeches, and movies to give people a one sided message.

• The use of violence or the threat of violence to produce fear so that people will obey the state.

Censorship

• The use of violence or the threat of violence to produce fear so that people will obey the state.

• A quality about a leader that makes people eager to follow him or her.

• Only one political party is allowed to exist. It has complete power.

• The removal of anything objectionable to or critical of the ruling party.