How to Write Better Essays

C Mass mobilisation

Atmosphere of uncertainty & suspicion – ‘permanent imper-

manence’ (Hannah Arendt)

Therefore, uncritical acceptance of leader ’s policies +sacrifices he

demanded.

2 types of ultimate goal:

1. Ideal goals
   e.g. social equality, rapid industrialisation


2. National defence – frequently fictitious

(a) external:

(i) defensive

e.g. 1939 Nazi/Soviet non-aggression pact

(ii) expansionist

• international plot to weaken the nation through
  internal pressure
  e.g. Treaty of Versailles & ‘Lebensraum’ –
  German expansion in 1930s
  (b) internal:


• supposed threat from counter-revolutionaries who
  were thought to be everywhere

D Result=

1. No fixed rules & systems of accountability


2. No state – Totalitarian state =contradiction in terms


3. No ‘system’ of government at all

Your notes may not contain as much detail as there is in these, but you

shouldn’t be discouraged by that. Your primary aim in this exercise was

to create notes that reflect your understanding of the main structure

of the passage as clearly as possible. Therefore, if you’ve been able to

extract the three ‘contours’ along with some of the hierarchy of

sub-points, then you’ve done well.

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