History for the IB Diploma: Origins and Development of Authoritarian and Single Party States

Part I. Origins and Nature of Authoritarian and Single-party States: 1. Conditions that produced authoritarian and single party states; 2. Emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support; 3. Totalitarianism: the aim and the extent to which it was achieved; Part II. Establishment of Authoritarian and Single-party States: 4. Methods: force, legal; 5. Form of government (left and right wing) ideology; 6. Nature, extent and treatment of opposition; Part III. Domestic Policies and Impact: 7. Structure and organisation of government and administration; 8. Political, economic, social and religious policies; 9. Role of education, the arts, the media, propaganda; 10. Status of women, treatment of religious groups and minorities; Part IV. For Detailed Study: 11. Africa: Kenya – Kenyatta, Tanzania – Nyerere; 12. Americas: Argentina – Peron, Cuba – Castro; 13. Asia and Oceania: China – Mao, Indonesia – Sukarno; 14. Europe and the Middle East: Germany – Hitler, USSR – Stalin, Egypt – Nasser.