Introduction 1 What you will study 2 How you will be assessed 3 About the book Chapter 1 Authoritarian and single-party states 1 Political terms 2 The development of authoritarianism and totalitarianism Chapter 2 The USSR under Joseph Stalin, 1924-53 1 Stalin's rise to power, 1924-29 2 Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state 3 Stalin's domestic policies and their impact, 1929-53 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 3 Germany under Adolf Hitler, 1933-45 1 Hitler's rise to power, 1919-33 2 Hitler's establishment of an authoritarian state 3 Hitler's domestic policies and their impact, 1933-45 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 4 China under Mao Zedong, 1949-76 1 Mao's rise to power, 1911-49 2 Mao's establishment of an authoritarian state 3 Life in China under Mao, 1949-76 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 5 Communism, Nazism and Maoism - a comparison 1 Comparing Stalin's Soviet Union, Hitler's Germany and Mao's China 2 Interpretations of authoritarianism and totalitarianism Examination practice and activities Chapter 6 Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser, 1952-70 1 Nasser's rise to power, 1935-54 2 Nasser's establishment of an authoritarian state 3 Nasser's domestic policies and their impact 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 7 Cuba under Fidel Castro, 1959-2008 1 Castro's rise to power 2 Castro's establishment of an authoritarian state 3 Life in Cuba under Castro, 1959-2006 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 8 Argentina under Juan Peron, 1946-74 1 Peron's rise to power 2 Peron's establishment of an authoritarian state 3 Life in Argentina under Peron, 1943-74 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 9 Tanzania under Julius Nyerere, 1961-85 1 Nyerere's rise to power, 1929-61 2 Nyerere's control of Tanzania 3 Life in Tanzania under Nyerere, 1961-85 4 Key debate Examination practice and activities Chapter 10 Examination guidance 1 Preparing for Paper 2 examination questions 2 Examination answer Examination practice Glossary Further Reading Internal assessment
