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    Soon after the conclusion of World War II in 1945, Communism posed a threat in the United States. This threat, also known as the Red Scare, was triggered because of the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The tension between the two superpowers led to the beginning of the Cold War in the late 1940s. Because the Soviets were a communistic country, many Americans feared Communism because of the influence that it had in America. Many intellectuals supported Communism in the U

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    that ISIL has been forced to publicly execute its own soldiers to maintain order in the ranks. This has led Secretary of State John Kerry to dismiss the recent string of attacks as desperate acts of a dying regime. ISIL isn’t a regime. It’s a totalitarian movement that existed before the caliphate and can continue to exist without it. ISIL, the movement, is composed of an inner cadre which hols power, and several layers of surrounded by layers of true believers who serve as the cadre 's enforcers

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    Totalitarianism Political parties and their systems are divisive methods used to turn us against one another, are they not? We pick sides and dismiss any other side. The most popular political parties are Republican and Democrat, but what about Totalitarian? Totalitarianism is a controlling system of government, but it is much unknown to people. It’s a powerful system and its history, users, impact, and current state should be known. For starters, the history of totalitarianism is interesting. It

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    The Rise of the Totalitarian State Germany The German empire was formed in 1817. All supreme power was placed in hands of the parliament and Kaiser, but they had very limited power. Under their power Germany surpassed Britain in many fields of industrial production. The people of Germany were proud of the economic and cultural achievements. When WWI broke out in 1914, many Germans supported the country, and they believed that they could win the war. A little time after the war broke out; the war

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    Topic 3: “Anthem portrays a totalitarian world of the future. In contrast to other such portrayals, the world of Anthem is technologically primitive. What does this imply about the nature of science and technology and the conditions for technological progress, and how do events of the story establish that view?” DELETE THIS WHEN FINISHED Since the early ages, advancements in technology were caused by people’s curiosity in the world and its functions, resulting in the technologically advanced world

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    “The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy - the one that's absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and your taxes” Christopher Hitchens states. He describes how a totalitarianistic government has the capability to control almost every aspect of a person’s life, including more than just governmental matters. In 1984, George Orwell states how a totalitarianistic government can control most aspects and beliefs of a society, such as love and religion, because

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    As a Muslim, an Afghan and someone, who has been in the field of fighting totalitarian Islamists (Global Jihadism) at tactical, operation and policy levels for 15 years, and as a victim of the totalitarian Islamists I have researched and learned as much as I could about them. But the IWP 659, Enemy Threat Doctrine of Global Jihadism course was one of my best academic experience. I have lived under the Taliban regime, and Al-Qaida occupation and I have witnessed and carefully observed their policies

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    governments emerged based on totalitarianism. These governments were typically fascist or communist. Some characteristics of such governments were the removal of social freedoms and the consolidation of power into the hands of one person. In totalitarian states the first things to disappear are social freedoms. In order to consolidate power the government will take away rights. As people's rights are taken away the government gains increasing control over the individual. Mussolini was a firm proponent

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    A totalitarian state is a state that controls the entire government by a single power. To be considered as a totalitarian state, the country must have several characteristics. However the totalitarian states have different characteristics from each other. All the totalitarian states have two things in common with each other. They must have an ideology that applies to all aspects of life and outlines mean to attain a final goal, which is to create a utopian society. They must also have a single mass

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    What does it mean to be in control of people? Do you only control them by the laws? Or do you go out of your way and control every aspect of their lives? A totalitarian government works this way, they allow no one to have freedom. Freedom is considered nothing to people within these governments, they know nothing about it and usually will never. This type of government is considered a dictatorship, having no saying is anything just following the rules from day to day. This as we know is nothing like

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