Themes


 * Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states**
 * Conditions that produced authoritarian and single-party states
 * Emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support
 * Totalitarianism: the aim and the extent to which it was achieved


 * Establishment of authoritarian and single party states**
 * Methods: force, legal
 * Form of government, (left- and right-wing) ideology
 * Nature, extent and treatment of opposition


 * Domestic policies and impact**
 * Structure and organization of government and administration
 * Political, economic, social and religious policies
 * Role of education, the arts, the media, propaganda
 * Status of women, treatment of religious groups and minorities