Mubarak+and+Mao

__Origin 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 **1.** **Select two leaders of single-party states, each chosen from a different region, and explain how and why the conditions of their state helped them to rise to power.** 2. Analyze the conditions that enabled one left-wing leader to become the ruler of a single-party state. __Establishment of authorities and single party states__ · Methods: force, legal · Form of government, (left- and right-wing) ideology · Nature, extent and treatment of opposition 1. Analyzing the ideology of (a) one right-wing ruler, and (b) one left wing ruler. 2. Select one leader of a single-party state, and explain why there was opposition to his rule, and why the opposition succeeded or failed. 3. Discuss (a) the ideology of, and (b) the support for, one right wing ruler of a single-party state. **4.** **Evaluate the methods used by either //Peron// or //Nasser// to maintain power. (for our purposes, you will select any two leaders from different regions)**

I. Comparison a. Methods i. Coming into power, Mubarak was put into power after Sadat’s assassination, while Mao had to overthrow then current government by violent means ii. Although Mao was viewed as a profound person, he was responsible for millions of deaths, at one point to sustain his position in power. Mubarak declared an Emergency law rule which allowed him to do whatever he pleased. Essentially, both rulers took drastic means to prolong power. b. Form of Government i. Mao’s party (Communist Party of China) was the main party in power, while other parties weren’t present/significant. With Mubarak, There was a main party as well (National Democratic Party), however because Mubarak appointed everyone in the Political Party Committee, and in order to be a party, you must be approved by said committee, Mubarak also controlled every other party. ii. Both ideologies however are left winged. c. Nature, Extent, and treatment of opposition i. With Mubarak, he controlled everyone in parliament, and therefore, when opposition approached him, he simply rejected them via parliament. ii. When Mao felt threatened by opposing parties, he basically went on a killing spree, i.e. Cultural Revolution. Furthermore, because he was praised him China, people saw him as someone to be enlightened by.

__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 1. Compare and contrast the religious policies of Hitler and Peron. 2. In 1952 Kenyatta said, “God said this is our land, land in which we flourish as a people”. In what ways did the people of Kenya (a) benefit, and (b) suffer from Kenyatta’s policies? 3. To what extent were the social and economic policies of one of the following successful: Mao, Nasser, Stalin? **4.** **Compare and contrast the domestic policies of two of the following: Castro, Kenyatta, Stalin. (for our purposes, you will select any two leaders from different regions)** 5. Examine the role of education in one single-party or authoritarian state. 6. In what ways, and to what extent, was propaganda important in the rise and ruler of Hitler?