HIST 215 Lecture : The Age of Dictators
22 Apr 2012
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The rise of dictators (top 3 cases) (1) the soviet union from lenin (1870-1924) to stalin (1879-1953) 1928: stalin"s consolidation of power and new political and economic model. Stalinism ): forced industrialization, collectivization of land, political terror, central planning, elimination of kulaks (1928), expansion of gulag (labour camps 1934) Elimination of real and potential class enemies and political opposition, show trials. The principles of marxism are still valid. (2) italy and germany: the seizure of power. Combination of use and abuse of parliamentary procedure with extra- parliamentary intimidation: black-shirts and storm troopers (sa), mein. Kampf (1925), organization of fascist and nazi parties. For details of fascist and nazi takeovers: see merriman 1005-1008 and 1012-1014, 1020-1022. Both mussolini and hitler: used existing parliamentary institutions, insisted on proving to the world that they could have/did come to power with legitimate names. (3) the consolidation of fascist and nazi state hitler"s rise to power. Series of elections polarize public and divide left.
