Topic 3: Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states
The 20th century produced
many authoritarian and single-party states. The origins, ideology, form of
government, organization, nature and impact of these regimes should be studied.
Major themes
Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states- Conditions that produced
authoritarian and single-party states
- Emergence of leaders:
aims, ideology, support
- Totalitarianism: the aim and
the extent to which it was achieved
Establishment of authoritarian and single party
states
- Methods: force, legal
- Form of government, (left-
and right-wing) ideology
- Nature, extent and treatment
of opposition
- Structure and organization of government and administration
- Political, economic, social and religious policies
- Role of education, the arts, the media, propaganda
- Status of women, treatment
of religious groups and minorities
Material for detailed study
- Africa: Kenya—Kenyatta; Tanzania—Nyerere
- Americas: Argentina—Perón; Cuba—Castro
- Asia and Oceania: China—Mao; Indonesia—Sukarno
- Europe and the Middle East: Germany—Hitler; USSR—Stalin; Egypt—Nasser