Dictators+in+the+20th+Century

Aditya Zadgaonkar
Dictators in 20th century Europe have had much greater control over culture and society than had divine right monarchs of earlier centuries.” Assess the validity of this statement, using specific examples from each era to support your position **__Thesis:__** The Dictators in the 20th century tried to control every aspect of their civilians lives by the use of propaganda, communist collectivization tactics and the use of secret police. **__ Dictators: __** **__Old divine right monarchs:__**
 * Use of propaganda in movies
 * Use of propaganda on TV and radio
 * Creation of a male and female youth activity group used to convince the children of the dictators tactics
 * Creation of government run recreation center
 * Government sponsored mass events in attempt keep people happy
 * Dopolavoro
 * Government Centerlization
 * Used Secret police to keep order and kill revolts
 * More deadlier weapons to keep protest down
 * Gained power by popular vote or public preference= acceptance of values
 * Motivated by Politics
 * Rise by the Line of Succession
 * Motivated by money
 * More substantial ruling area to enforce the law
 * No advance communication systems
 * No method of mass media
 * More emphasis on religion than politics
 * Not too much culture contamination