Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini : Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century.
Pauley, Bruce F.
Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini : Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (408 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Intro -- Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Chapter 1 The Ideological Foundations -- Definitions of Totalitarianism -- Marxism - Leninism - Stalinism -- Fascism and Nazism -- Chapter 2 The Seizure of Power -- Russia on the Eve of Revolution -- The Establishment of the Soviet Dictatorship -- The Failure of Liberal Italy -- The Birth and Triumph of Fascism -- Germany and the Impact of World War I -- The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Movement -- The Great Depression and the Nazi Takeover -- Chapter 3 Personalities and Policies of the Dictators -- Stalin's Youth and Early Career -- Stalin the Demigod -- Mussolini: The Young Socialist -- The Duce: Strengths and Weaknesses -- The Young Hitler -- Hitler: The Chaotic Dictator -- Hitler's Private Life and Relations with Women -- Chapter 4 Totalitarian Economies -- The End of the New Economic Policy -- Stalin's War against the Peasants -- The First Five-Year Plan and Industrialization -- The Fascist Economy -- The Economy of National Socialist Germany -- Chapter 5 Propaganda, Culture, and Education -- The Limitations of Propaganda -- Soviet Propaganda -- Fascist Propaganda -- Nazi Propaganda -- Totalitarian Culture -- Soviet Education -- Education in the Fascist States -- Youth Groups -- Chapter 6 Family Values and Health -- The Conservative Trend in Values -- Soviet Women: The Mixed Blessings of Emancipation -- Fascist Italy: The Failure of Antifeminism -- Women in Nazi Germany: Kinder, Kirche, und Küche? -- Health and Eugenics in Nazi Germany -- Religion: The Basic Incompatibility -- Chapter 7 Totalitarian Terror -- The Great Purges in the Soviet Union -- Terror and Persecution in the Fascist States -- The Persecution of Jews -- Chapter 8 The Era of Traditional Diplomacy and War, 1933-1941 -- Hitler's Foreign Policy Strategy. Hitler as "Peace Lover," 1933-1935 -- From Ethiopia to Spain: Fascist Italy at War -- Austria and Czechoslovakia: Hitler's First Conquests -- The Approach of War -- The Blitzkrieg Campaigns -- The Italian Intervention -- Chapter 9 Total War, 1941-1945 -- Hitler Turns East -- Stalin's Preparations for War -- The Russian Campaign in 1941 -- Hitler and the Untermenschen -- Hitler and Stalin as War Lords -- The Fall of Fascism -- The German Home Front -- The War in the West -- The End of the Third Reich -- Chapter 10 The Collapse of Soviet Totalitarianism -- Stalin's Last Years, 1945-1953 -- The Khrushchev Era -- Reaction and Reform: From Brezhnev to Gorbachev -- Problems of the Soviet Economy and Society -- Soviet Women in the Last Years of the Regime -- Soviet Society in the 1980s: The Balance Sheet -- The Revolt of the Satellites and the Disintegration of the Soviet Union -- The End of Soviet Totalitarianism -- Chapter 11 Lessons and Prospects -- The Triumph of Dogmatism -- The Structural Flaws of Totalitarianism -- The Totalitarian Legacy -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index -- Supplemental Images.
9781118765869
Hitler, Adolf,-1889-1945.
Mussolini, Benito,-1883-1945.
Stalin, Joseph,-1878-1953.
Totalitarianism-History-20th century.
Europe-Politics and government-20th century.
Electronic books.
D445 .P38 2015
940.5
Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini : Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (408 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Intro -- Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Chapter 1 The Ideological Foundations -- Definitions of Totalitarianism -- Marxism - Leninism - Stalinism -- Fascism and Nazism -- Chapter 2 The Seizure of Power -- Russia on the Eve of Revolution -- The Establishment of the Soviet Dictatorship -- The Failure of Liberal Italy -- The Birth and Triumph of Fascism -- Germany and the Impact of World War I -- The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Movement -- The Great Depression and the Nazi Takeover -- Chapter 3 Personalities and Policies of the Dictators -- Stalin's Youth and Early Career -- Stalin the Demigod -- Mussolini: The Young Socialist -- The Duce: Strengths and Weaknesses -- The Young Hitler -- Hitler: The Chaotic Dictator -- Hitler's Private Life and Relations with Women -- Chapter 4 Totalitarian Economies -- The End of the New Economic Policy -- Stalin's War against the Peasants -- The First Five-Year Plan and Industrialization -- The Fascist Economy -- The Economy of National Socialist Germany -- Chapter 5 Propaganda, Culture, and Education -- The Limitations of Propaganda -- Soviet Propaganda -- Fascist Propaganda -- Nazi Propaganda -- Totalitarian Culture -- Soviet Education -- Education in the Fascist States -- Youth Groups -- Chapter 6 Family Values and Health -- The Conservative Trend in Values -- Soviet Women: The Mixed Blessings of Emancipation -- Fascist Italy: The Failure of Antifeminism -- Women in Nazi Germany: Kinder, Kirche, und Küche? -- Health and Eugenics in Nazi Germany -- Religion: The Basic Incompatibility -- Chapter 7 Totalitarian Terror -- The Great Purges in the Soviet Union -- Terror and Persecution in the Fascist States -- The Persecution of Jews -- Chapter 8 The Era of Traditional Diplomacy and War, 1933-1941 -- Hitler's Foreign Policy Strategy. Hitler as "Peace Lover," 1933-1935 -- From Ethiopia to Spain: Fascist Italy at War -- Austria and Czechoslovakia: Hitler's First Conquests -- The Approach of War -- The Blitzkrieg Campaigns -- The Italian Intervention -- Chapter 9 Total War, 1941-1945 -- Hitler Turns East -- Stalin's Preparations for War -- The Russian Campaign in 1941 -- Hitler and the Untermenschen -- Hitler and Stalin as War Lords -- The Fall of Fascism -- The German Home Front -- The War in the West -- The End of the Third Reich -- Chapter 10 The Collapse of Soviet Totalitarianism -- Stalin's Last Years, 1945-1953 -- The Khrushchev Era -- Reaction and Reform: From Brezhnev to Gorbachev -- Problems of the Soviet Economy and Society -- Soviet Women in the Last Years of the Regime -- Soviet Society in the 1980s: The Balance Sheet -- The Revolt of the Satellites and the Disintegration of the Soviet Union -- The End of Soviet Totalitarianism -- Chapter 11 Lessons and Prospects -- The Triumph of Dogmatism -- The Structural Flaws of Totalitarianism -- The Totalitarian Legacy -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index -- Supplemental Images.
9781118765869
Hitler, Adolf,-1889-1945.
Mussolini, Benito,-1883-1945.
Stalin, Joseph,-1878-1953.
Totalitarianism-History-20th century.
Europe-Politics and government-20th century.
Electronic books.
D445 .P38 2015
940.5