History GCSE
Dictatorship and authoritarianism
What Dictatorship and authoritarianism means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Dictatorship and authoritarianism
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The Nazis consolidated their dictatorship by systematically dismantling the independence of the legal system so that courts served the regime's interests.
Topics that use Dictatorship and authoritarianism
- Option 31: Key topic 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933–39 - 2 The police state (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Concentration camps
- Institutional control
- Political repression
- The Gestapo
- The police state
- The SS
- Subversion of justice
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