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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| − | *Nazi Germany | + | *[[Nazi Germany]] |
| − | *The former Soviet Union | + | *The former [[Soviet Union]] |
| − | *Communist Romania | + | *Communist [[Romania]] |
| − | *Chile (under | + | *[[Chile]] (under [[General_Pinochet|General Augusto Pinochet]]) |
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| + | ==Dictatorship in Fiction== | ||
| + | Most often for dystopian or bleak futures, dictatorships are the governing systems, such as in [[Ayn Rand]]'s Anthem and [[Atlas Shrugged]], George Orwell's [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]], or Ray Bradbury's [[Fahrenheit 451]] or Aldous Huxley's [[Brave New World]]. | ||
[[Category:Government]] | [[Category:Government]] | ||
Revision as of 15:26, August 25, 2007
A dictatorship is a political system in which a single person (the dictator) has all the power and completely controls the lives of the people.
Examples
- Nazi Germany
- The former Soviet Union
- Communist Romania
- Chile (under General Augusto Pinochet)
Dictatorship in Fiction
Most often for dystopian or bleak futures, dictatorships are the governing systems, such as in Ayn Rand's Anthem and Atlas Shrugged, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, or Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.