Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Life in a Totalitarian State
- Society
- Fear of secret police
- An upper class of Communist party members
- Jobs for women
- Public transportation and recreation
- Free education and health care
- Economics
- Growth of Industry
- Growth of Military
- Low standard of living
- Shortage of foods and consumer goods
- Politics
- One party dictatorship
- Total government control of citizens
- Total government control of industry and agriculture
- Use of propaganda to win government support
- Arts
- Censorship of books, music, art
- Purpose of all art to praise communism
- Observation of artists, writers, and musicians by secret police
- Religion
- Takeover of houses of worship
- Government war on religion
- Secret police control rerligious worships
- Communist ideals replace religious ideals