DP History Questionbank
Topic 3: Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states
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Description
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
Domestic policies and impact
- 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
Directly related questions
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.15:
Evaluate the treatment of religious groups and minorities in two authoritarian/single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.18:
With reference to Castro (Cuba) or Nasser (Egypt), to what extent did the use of force contribute to his maintenance of power?
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.14:
Compare and contrast the conditions that led to the rise to power of two authoritarian/single-party leaders.
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.16:
To what extent did the structure and organization of government in Germany between 1933 and 1939 contribute to Hitler’s maintenance of power?
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.13:
To what extent did popular support for the aims and ideology of one authoritarian/single-party leader contribute to the rise to power of that leader?
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.17:
Examine the role of education and propaganda in the maintenance of power in Mao’s China.
Sub sections and their related questions
Establishment of authoritarian and single-party states
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.18:
With reference to Castro (Cuba) or Nasser (Egypt), to what extent did the use of force contribute to his maintenance of power?
Domestic policies and impact
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.15:
Evaluate the treatment of religious groups and minorities in two authoritarian/single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.16:
To what extent did the structure and organization of government in Germany between 1933 and 1939 contribute to Hitler’s maintenance of power?
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16N.2.BP.TZ0.17:
Examine the role of education and propaganda in the maintenance of power in Mao’s China.
