Peron+and+Ho+Chi+Minh

__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)** __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?

I. Synthesis/Analysis a. Both Peron and Nasser built their regimes around the idea of helping the “common man”, but established several severly oppressive laws.  i. Both built their main support among the poor and the masses.  ii. Faced opposition from middle and upper classes  iii. Single-party state: Promoted unity among the people, heavy propaganda, severe repression of opposition 1. Both used military action against opposition; censored the press; etc. b. Populist regimes  i. Both took a middle path between capitalism and communism – it’s difficult to describe either leader as purely left or purely right  ii. Land/wealth redistribution, so that class differences weren’t as dramatic c. Religion: Both of them eventually alienated their nation’s primary religion for the sake of modernization. d. Very similar labor policies/reforms e. Both concerned with nationalization  i. Peron nationalized railroads, banks  ii. Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal f. Both supported reforms in education and women’s rights g. Although both leaders are controversial figures, they both had the charisma and leadership qualities to create a cult-like following that still exists and effects their nations today.