The Rise of Totalitarian Regimes and Social Reform

This page details the emergence of two major totalitarian regimes in interwar Europe and their defining characteristics. The Soviet Union emerged through the Russian Revolution while Nazi Germany established its power through Hitler's leadership.

Definition: Totalitarian regime - A system of government that requires complete subservience to the state and typically features extensive propaganda and terror.

Highlight: Lenin's establishment of the USSR in 1922 marked the beginning of communist rule, while Hitler's appointment as chancellor in 1933 initiated the Nazi regime.

Example: Nazi symbolism included the imperial eagle and the swastika (gammadion cross) on a red and white flag.

Quote: "Ein Volk - ein Reich - ein Führer" (One People - One Empire - One Leader) became the defining slogan of Nazi Germany.

Vocabulary: Reich - German word for empire or realm, specifically referring to the Nazi state.