Brandon MILLER - Dictators for Dummies Project Template

Dictators for Dummies By: Brandon MIller

So you wanna be a dictator? What does it mean to be a dictator? To be a dictator it means that one person takes over a place and controls everyone who is in that place. There is one leader leading everyone and there is no competition going against the leader. The leader has all power and no one has any power but the leader. Adolf Hitler: He told people how he Vladimir putin: He came into power and kept them was going to help the people and then from making him leave and has been there since when he got into power and made sure 2000 and isn’t leaving and so he controls no one would take over and no one everything that happens in Russia. would take his power away from him. No one had any power but him so no one could take anything away from him.

Tips and Tricks to getting your power. What does it means to manipulate laws and government? How do dictators use this to help them? Joseph Stalin: He manipulated It means that the leaders of a the people by coming to them place made the laws how they when they needed and by him wanted it t be and made the owning the media he tells people government how they wanted to the things that he wants them to and also made the political know about and doesn’t tell parties the way they wanted it to them about the things that were be. It helps them by them being bad that happened to him. able to control everything that they want to control and make the things the way they want it to be. Kim Jong-un: He makes everyone learn what he wants and makes people do what he wants and he makes people stay in line or things could happen to them. He makes kids learn the things about Korea and only Korea, kids never learn anything about other places.

Tips & tricks to getting your power. Define propaganda. How does propaganda help dictators rise to power? Propaganda is when a leader puts posters or things out that people can see that will tell the people how good their leader is and how good they are and that they are the best person to have to lead them. It helps them rise to power because propaganda tells the people how good of a leader they are and why they should stay in power and that they are going to stay in power for as long as they want. Benito Mussolini: He uses Bashar al-Assad: He uses propaganda to propaganda is when a person tries to show the people that he is the leader of promote something that they want to the people under him and to show that he be promoted about either them or is powerful and that he isn’t scared of something that they want to be other people and is the boss of other promoted. people.

How to keep your power- step 1 What does it mean to censor information? How do dictators use this to keep their power? It means to hide certain things that you don't want people to see and only give out certain things that are good that shows people that you are a good leader.They use this by showing people that they are the best around and that nowhere else is better than them. They are the best and can do anything. Adolf Hitler: He showed the Kim Jong-un: He only allows people people the only good things to see things that are good that that happen and didn't tell or happened to him and he controls show the people the bad everything about the press and things that happened and only doesn’t allow the bad things to get the things that were good out to the people who live in North were shown to the people. Korea.

How to keep your power- step 2 What methods do dictators use to brainwash their citizens? How do dictators use this brainwashing to keep their power Joseph Stalin: He makes In schools the only allow them to learn the people be in order and certain things and they can only know makes the people follow about what is going on in that place. the rules that he wants They use it to make people think that and makes them learn and they are the best and that nowhere else do certain things. is better than them and so they show the people that they are the best. King Salman: He makes people become scared so that they think that he is the best and he can beat anyone and can do anything that would seem impossible.

How to keep your power- step 3 What does it mean to ‘repress opposition’? What methods do dictators use to do this? How does this help dictators keep their power? It means to get rid of people who are in the government and change what the government is like and maks the government change compared to how it was before. They kick people out that they don’t like or don't want in the government and they keep the people that they want in the government if they want them in the power. It helps them keep their power Bashar al-Assad: He has the because then there is no one else who can try to take people that he wants to be in his power from him and can’t kick them out of the the government with him. He position that they are in. has only certain people in the Joseph Stalin: He kicked people out and made himself government with him and no the highest rank possible and then kicked everyone out one else is in the government of the government so that he was the only person who with him. He keeps people that was able to make decisions in the government and was he wants and kicks the people the only one who had a saying in the government. he doesn't want.

How to keep your power- step 4 How do dictators justify imprisoning & Kim Jong-un: He only teaches torturing enemies? What methods do people certain things and they can they use?How does this help dictators only learn certain things and he keep their power? has people's kids spy on them and see if they are saying something They killed people who spoke against bad about Kim Jong-un and he them and did things that they didn't makes people stay in line and like and so they would kill them or do doesn't allow people to speak out things that they wouldn’t like to keep against him. them from doing things that they don’t like. It helps them keep their power because it scares people and keeps them in line and keeps them from acting out and keeps them from doing things that they shouldn’t Adolf Hitler: He killed lots of people and showed that he was the strongest and the best person that would lead them to winning everything. He Showed people that he could beat anything that was going against him and that he had all the power in the world.

How to keep your power- step 5 What were a dictator’s military and police used for? What were their responsibilities? How does a military & police force help dictators keep their power? Dictators police were used to make sure people weren’t doing things that they shouldn’t do and they were spying on people and making sure that they are in line and don't do things that they shouldn't and they use the military to show that they are powerful and can control how people are. It helps keep their power because if someone acts out and does something that they shouldn’t then they will get in trouble and then things could happen to them. Xi Jinping: He used the police and Benito Mussolini: He made people stay in power or he would kill military to make people be more towards them if they didn’t obey and didn't listen then they would be the communist party and made people killed because they didn’t do what the government wanted them want him to rule and showed the people to do. People would be killed for not doing what they should that he had power and that he was the have done and what they should do. best leader and could do the best if he was in power for China and no one else.

How to keep your power- step 6 Define propaganda. How do dictators use propaganda to keep their power? Propaganda is showing people how good Vladimir Putin: He uses it to show their leader is and how they are the best ever how he can do anything and that and that only good things happen to them. It the people should follow him and makes people like their leader more because choose him and that he should it shows things that they would want to see. always be in power. He tells the They use it because it shows people that people that he can do things that they are the best and that they need to stay other people can’t and can show with their leader and follow and lover their the people that he is the best leader because they are the best because it shows them that they are the best ever. Adolf Hitler: He's in all of the propaganda because he wants to show the people that he is the best and that he is the best that they could have because he can do more than most people and he shows them that he cares for them and that he wants to help them.

How to keep your power- step 7 What methods do dictators use to control the Kim Jong-un: He makes kids learn about him and nothing else. internet / social media? How does this help He doesn’t let them learn about things outside of North Korea dictators keep their power? and doesn’t allow the people to know about anything bad that has happened to their leader and he won't let the people know They control the internet and social media about anything that has happened in other places and his own because they don’t want people to know place. about other places that are better than them and they don’t want people to know about the bad things that has happened to them when they said something that was good about that thing thing that happened. It helps them keep their power by them showing people that they are the best and that they never do anything bad and not letting them learn about anything about other places and other things that is happening near them.

How to keep your power- step 8 Define nationalism. Define genocide. Bashar al-Assad: He tells people Define ethnic conflict. How do these that his the best and shows that concepts help dictators keep their he should be there for the people power? because he cares about Syria and cares for what happens so he Love for one country. Killing a large makes people know that he is number of people. A conflict between doing the best and that he is two or more contending ethnic groups. It winning everything to keep people helps them keep their power because to want him in power. then they are able to have people showing that they are able to be with their leader and that they can do things that others can’t. It shows that they are able to do things most people couldn’t Joseph stalin: People under him showed him that they were good and loyal and so he made people do things that he wanted and the people who weren’t wanting to be under him were killed because he didn’t want people that didn’t like him.

How to keep your power- step 9 What methods do dictators use to manipulate laws & policies? How does this help dictators keep their power? They show and make people only know the good things about what happens to them and what happens to their leader that is good. They make people know Benito Mussolini: Mussolini told only certain things and nothing bad will King Salman: He put the people he people about the good things that happened with him and the show up because they don’t want them wanted in with him but gave himself good things that happened with the things that he did like with to have bad things show up to their the highest rank so he had control of any wars and didn’t tell anyone about the bad parts of the war people. It helps them keep their power everything but had the people he and always told them that they won and never told them if they because it allows the people to only wanted so that he could send out only lost the war. know about certain things that the good things and only the people happened and only allows people to who works for him will know about know about the good things that are the bad things that happen and only happening in the place that is under them and the rest of the people will them and not anything bad will show know about the good things that are up. happening.

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