Ancient Athens Democracy. Direct Democracy: A form of direct democracy in ancient Greece was practiced in ancient city-state of Athens for about 100 years.
It was an experiment. The people really liked it. How it worked is that all adult citizens had to take an active part in government (rule by many) if called on to do so. At this time, citizens were free men. Women, children, and slaves were not citizens, and thus could not participate or vote. Each year, there was a drawing. This form of government is called a direct democracy. But, for about 100 years, thousands of years ago, ancient Athens had a direct democracy, or a government in which all citizens vote on rules and laws. Representative Democracy: A representative democracy is a government whose citizens vote for representatives. Democracy - how is the UK run?
Examples of Totalitarianism. Totalitarianism refers to a political system in which all authority is in the hands of the state.
In a totalitarian society, all control of public and private life are government run. Totalitarianism as a Method of Government 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. Totalitarian Regimes, Leaders and Countries Literature and Totalitarianism. A lesson in fascism.
Fascism, Nazism and Communism. Fascism, Nazism and Communism: Events leading up to WW2FDR and the people of the United States saw the emergence of European dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini and Franco and the rise of ideologies of Fascism and Nazism.
Meanwhile, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) adhered to Communism led by Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator. These powerful dictators, and the aggressive, expansionist and totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, Spain and the USSR all played a major role in the events leading up to WW2. Japan sought to establish a colonial empire led by Militarists, for additional facts refer to Japanese Militarism.
Summary and Definition of Fascism: WW1 - WW2Definition of Fascism: Fascism combined the ideologies of nationalism, imperialism and and militarism. The key traits and characteristics of Fascism were based on authoritarian principles with complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom and the denial of individual rights. Totalitarian vs democracy cards[1] Communism vs capitalism. What is Communism? Communism is a type of government and philosophy.
Its goal is to form a society where everything is shared equally. All people are treated equally and there is little private ownership. In a communist government, the government owns and controls most everything including property, means of production, education, transportation, and agriculture. Hammer and Sickle with Red StarSource: Wikimedia Commons History of Communism Karl Marx is considered the Father of Communism. Marx described ten important aspects of a communist government: Communism began in Russia with the rise of the Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin.
Russia became known as the Soviet Union. Communist China Another major country to be ruled by a communist government is China. Actual Results The actual results of communist governments have been nothing like the theories of Marxism. Communist states generally have much less freedom. Interesting Facts About Communism To learn more about the Cold War: Works Cited. VIDEO Totalitarian Government. VIDEO: Communism vs. Capitalism (Capitalism is slightly right-wing but is also democratic)
VIDEO Democracy: a short introduction. VIDEO: What's the different between Fascism and Democracy. VIDEO Totalitarianism.