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Three modern day countries that are considered to be totalitarian are North Korea, Cuba and Egypt.

North Korea has been one of the world’s secretive societies. The totalitarian state of North Korea stands accused of systematic human rights abuse. The country emerged in 1948 after world war two. North Korea also stands accused for torturing civilians, public executions and infanticides in prison camps. They estimated that there are up to 200,000 political prisoners in North Korea. 

Cuba began to decline after the Europeans discovered the island by Christopher Columbus in 1492 by following its development as a Spanish Colony during the next several centuries. The Europeans controlled the aspects of life through the Communist Party and its affiliated mass organizations.They are highly monitoring people, infiltrating, and controlling the country's beleaguered human rights community.Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations.Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru.Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed.

Egypt became an important world transportation hub.....Egypt also fell heavily into debt.

Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty with the overthrow of the British-backed monarchy in 1952.

2.) Four other infamous, historical totalitarian leaders that I chose were Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo

Joseph Stalin – He was the Premier of the Soviet Union from May 6^th 1941 to March 5^th 1953.

-          Took power in the Soviet Union. He immediately started putting his opponents to death and began a ruthless program to build industry in the USSR, killing anyone who stood in his way.

Some examples of Totalitarian rules were

- Single party dictatorship, a communist party

- Ruled through fear and terror, Reign and Terror

- Secret police

- Used censorship and propaganda such as schools, newspapers, government

Benito Mussolini

-          Mussolini and his fascist followers, known as the “ Blackshirts”

-          Marched in Rome and seized power in Italy in 1922.

-          Mussolini was among the founders of Italian.

Some examples of Totalitarian rules were

-          No criminals state allowed

-          Used propaganda and censorship

-          Secret police, the OVRA which stands for

Adolf Hitler- In 1933 Adolf Hitler promised Germans that he would tear up the Treaty of Versailles. His Nazi Party won the elections and he was appointed Chancellor of Germany.

-          He quickly gathered all power in his own hands and began arresting communists, trade unionists and Jews.

Some examples of Totalitarian rules

-          Preached service to the state

-          Developed idea of Aryans, master race, who needed to be purified and regain land that was rightfully theirs.

Hideki Tojo – During the Great Depression nations could not afford to buy Japanese goods and many factories closed.

-Japanese blamed the democracy movement for the economic problems and thought that a return to military.

Problems that occurred were, unhappiness over loss of traditions

- Loss of foreign markets due to Great Depression.

Examples of Totalitarian Rules

-          Invaded Manchuria and China

-          Used censorship and propaganda

-          Schools, newspapers and governments

Research sources are below

http://www.slideshare.net/gsill/totalitarian-leaders-presentation

4.) The modern day ploice services use electonic devices to track people

 Since GPS and mobile phones divices  came out everything has been more convient for police officers to track a certain individual, . Not having privacy is pretty scary. Police officers can now track you like you wouldn’t know it. They are using this divice to track suspects. Not only that it’s a huge privacy concern to use citizens but they have used it. One example was William Bradley Jackson that was convicted of murdering his daughter. Police secretly attached a GPS device to his car which tracked him where he went to dig up her body. Now that they have this divice its been convient for them.

http://www.internalaffairs.ca/trackingdevice.html
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/phil/blphil_eth_gpstracking.htm

8.) Blogs/Twitter/Facebook Used to Resist a Totalitarian State?

6.) One video relevent to Hamlet was RSC: The Othello Rap.

This video was hilarious it gave me a great chuckle. They busted out a rhyme about hamlet. This video was a William Shakespeare Abridged to animal farm and Hamlet. The video was relevant because Animal Farm shows us what can happen when people have too much power and they don't want to relinquish that power. They'll do anything to keep it for as long as possible. It also shows us that power can change us until we become the very thing that we loathe. The pigs get away with so much because none of the animals can read. The pigs change them at will and the animals have no recourse. I think Animal Farm is most relevant because it teaches the dangers of ignorance and the importance of reading and literacy in general. heres a link that i provided below. watch this video you will have a great laugh.