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Joseph Stalin. Totalitarianism and his Methods of Control. beginnings. Born Ioseb Besarionis je Juḡašvili in present-day Georgia Alcoholic father, suffered severe physical abuse as a boy
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Joseph Stalin Totalitarianism and his Methods of Control
beginnings • Born IosebBesarionis je Juḡašvili in present-day Georgia • Alcoholic father, suffered severe physical abuse as a boy • Attended school, good student, but eventually expelled for reading illegal literature and forming a Social Democratic study circle.
Beginnings (cont’d) • Joined the Bolsheviks • Activities included connecting with workers and inciting strikes • Involved in bank robberies, ransom kidnappings, and extortion to raise money for party
Stalin’s rise to power • Totalitarianism: a government that takes total, centralized, state control over every aspect of public and private life
Police terror • Use terror and violence to force obedience and crush opposition. • Normally, police are expected to respond to criminal activity and protect citizens. In totalitarian state, police serve to enforce central government’s policies • Spying • Intimidation • Great Purge
indoctrination • Indoctrination:Instruction in the governments beliefs to mold peoples minds. • Control of education is essential • Convincing citizens their support is required
propaganda • Propaganda: Biased or incomplete information used to sway people to accept certain beliefs or actions. • Control of mass media allows this happen
Religious/ethnic persecution • Create “enemies of the state” to blame for things that go wrong • Target religious/ethnic groups • League of Militant Godless