Kristen Hodgson Comparative Politics April 4, 2002 Cuba as a Totalitarian Regime Or is this in the past? There are some distinct characteristics of totalitarianism from which many others stem from, the tendency towards a monistic center of government, the existence of a strong ideology, mobilization of the population through mass organizations, and a strong one party system are the main characteristics. From these characteristics many others emerge, such as the use of terrorism to discourage opposition …showed first 75 words of 1763 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1763 total…continuation of time Cuba may eventually evolve into a highly successful country. Bibliography 1."Cuba."Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standdard 2001. CD-ROM. Micrsoft Corp. 2001. 2. Linz, Juan J. Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000. 3.Halebsky, Sandor and Kirk John M., ed. Cuba in Transition: Crisis and Transformation. Boulder: Westview Press, 1992. 4. Tovar, Carlos Mendez. Democracy in Cuba?. Havana: Editorial Jose Marti, 1997. * note - all government information is cited at the end of each paragraph pertaining to that information.