Dictators for Dummies by:Connor Smith
So you wanna be a dictator? A dictator does not follow the law, they are basically criminals that are leaders. A dictator uses force and power to achieve what they want, dictators also rule the government. Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Stalin used his men to purge and execute anyone in his way to maintain power. Kim Jong-un became dictator of north korea in 2011 when his father Kim Jong-il died. Kim Jong-un is able to maintain power by blocking all social media sites, and shutting out what the rest of the world has to offer so his people wont get any ideas. https://www.history.com/topics/russia/joseph-stalin https://borgenproject.org/eight-current-dictators/
Tips & tricks to getting your power Dictators use propaganda to make them look good for example Stalin, and Hitler holding children to make him seem nice and friendly. Propaganda is also used to recruit soldiers, speak only bad things of the enemy, and that you must obey your dictator.
How to keep your power - step 1 Adolf Hitler was a dictator that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945, Hitler would burn books, newspapers, and any articles he found offensive or that spoke bad of him. Today’s dictator of North Korea Kim Jong-un tries to hide social media from his country by blocking websites like facebook, twitter, and instagram. These dictators censor information like this because they are afraid that there people would get ideas to rebel, This is how these dictators maintain power.
How to keep your power step 2 Influencing people at a young age is one tactic used by Hitler in Nazi Germany and Kim Jong-un. From the sixth year of age, German boys have to join the Nazi organization of youth. Equipped with uniforms and flags. In North Korea Kim Jong-un Young children are forced to hold stand in lines, do as they are told, and praise their leader.These dictators use these methods to brainwash children from a really young age so when they get older all they are going to know know is what their being told, forced to do.
How to keep your power step 3 When a dictator chooses to repress opposition it means they repress somebody or something using political, military force. Hitler used repress opposition and gathered up as many jews that he could using his military force. Kim Jong-un used repress opposition and sent a political message, warning to the U.S on december 31, 2018. Using the method to repress opposition it helps dictators keep their power by maintaining other political leaders,
How to keep your power step 4 Adolf Hitler gathered up as many jews that he could and put them in camps so they could work until they were killed for number of reasons from being beaten, gassed, burned, and dying from starvation, This helps dictators have more power, land.
How to keep your power step 5 A dictator's military force was meant for following orders and protecting and fighting for its country. A dictator's secret police force is meant to have spies among normal citizens in case of people speaking bad about the dictator this results in the dictator maintaining power. The pictures show Kim Jong-un’s military force and Adolf Hitler's secret police force named the Gestapo.
How to keep your power step 6 Propaganda is a way to spread a message to send to citizens rather if its to recruit soldiers, talk only good things about the leader, or talk only bad things of the enemy the idea is to get as many people they can to be against the enemy and have the most soldiers. Adolf Hitler used nazi recruitment propaganda to gain more soldiers for his army. Obama uses hope as propaganda to give more options than just about war.
How to keep your power step 7 Kim Jong-un blocked out social media websites like facebook, instagram, and snapchat. The reason for this dictator blocking these sites out were so the people of North Korea would not get ideas planning against Kim Jong-un.
How to keep your power step 8 Nationalism is the love and how proud people are of their own country, Genocide means mass slaughter to s specific group. Genocide took place during the holocaust where Adolf Hitler killed over 8 million jews.An ethnic conflict is a conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups. For example the Nazis hated the Jews and fought with them for many years. In which is now in 2019 Syria and Iraq have been fighting against each other for 6 years now.
How to keep your power step 9 Adolf Hitler manipulated a law by increasing germany’s army size when it was set to a legal limit after ww1. This helped Hitler keep his power by having a bigger army so if someone wanted to go to war with germany they would be able to withstand there attacks. Since Vladimir Putin came into power in 2000 over 20 journalist have been killed that were speaking bad of Puntin. Vladimir was manipulating the laws by killing innocent people he didn't like.
Works cited https://www.history.com/topics/russia/joseph-stalin https://borgenproject.org/eight-current-dictators/ https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-propaganda-and-censorshi p http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45751914/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/how- dictators-keep-control/#.XFnLX2j27nE https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-resistance-to-hitler https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazi-germany/the-gestapo/
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