A centralized doctoral government that is based on nationalism; totalitarianism. In the 1930s, before World War 2, the most popular forms of totalitarianism started; Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Benito Mussolini's Italy, and Joseph Stalin’s Russia. The totalitarian governments of World War 2 were unfair, and cruel because they were corrupt governments, stripped away the basic rights of people, and they thrives off of false hope and nationalism of the public. There are many aspects that kept totalitarianism alive, one of them was nationalism and a public’s devotion to the country, and leader. In Document B for example: “It is certain that the countryside has been affected by the great wave of enthusiasm and energy which now sweeps through all Chinese society.” In Document C it described a letter written before a kamikaze attack; “Please congratulate me. I have been given a splendid opportunity to die.” Though China wasn’t particularly in the equation during World War 2 this excerpt still explains the thought process and emotions in the people under the rule of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini, …show more content…
That is why in democracy, every person is accountable for the choices made for the country. During the reign of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini, the rights of the citizen were changed drastically. One example of the rights of a citizen in a dictatorship is shown in Document G; “Communicate freely with foreign journalists,” or “Refuse to vote in one-party, one-candidate elections” or “Run for public office unless hand-picked by Cuba’s Communist Party.” Living under a totalitarian regime can bring corruption to your life, and constrict your freedoms. Corrupt governments will work to prevent any possibility of people rebelling, or having any control in the government. According to Document E Hitler stated; “People will think twice before opposing us, if they know what awaits them in the