Revision Table
Create your own copy of a revision table like this and complete by researching and making notes on the rule of authoritarian leaders. This will help you to revise in a comparative way.
Hitler 1933-1945 |
Mao 1949-1976 |
Castro 1959-Present |
|
Methods used to Consolidate Power Initially |
|||
Methods used to deal with internal and external opposition |
|||
Use of Terror, Force and Intimidation to maintain power |
|||
Use of censorship and propaganda |
|||
Use of domestic and foreign policies to maintain power |
Revision Questions
When comparing and contrasting the rule and maintenance of power of the Authoritarian leaders, the following questions maybe useful to you:
- To what extent were the first few years crucial? Did all three leaders quickly carry out a coordination of politics and society?
- How important was terror and violence?
- How important was it to revive the domestic economy?
- What were the contributions of the leaders of the revolutions?
- How important was propaganda and control of the media and culture?
- How important was the establishment of new institutions/organisation of the state?
- To what extent did the new regimes succeed in securing the support of their people?
