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Plato
Plato was a major philosopher in ancient Greece. One of his best known works is the Republic, which discusses justice, forms of government, and other political topics. It is considered one of the most significant political theory works in the world. -
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Plato's Five Regimes
In the Republic, Plato discussed five types of government, or the five regimes. They go in order of Aristocracy, Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, and Tyranny. -
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Tyranny
Tyranny, one of Plato's five regimes, is a type of government in which the ruler controls almost everything without law. A tyrant uses extreme and oppressive tactics to govern their people. -
Fascism
Fascism is a form of government that emerged in World War I era Italy and was seen in Nazi Germany as well. It is characterized as putting the good of the state above everything else, especially the good of the citizens. Like a tyrannical government, the ruler of a fascist nation is a cruel, all-powerful dictator that uses extreme methods to govern and makes all major decisions without the input of the individuals. -
Anti-Fascism
Anti-fascism is the objection and opposition to fascism. It originated in 1920s Europe. In Germany specifically, it started in the 1920s and 1930s to oppose Nazism. Eventually, anti-fascism in Germany led to the construction of the Berlin Wall, officially called the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart", in 1961. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany in 1961 to separate East Germany, which was controlled by the Soviets, from West Germany, which was controlled by the Allied nations, until 1989. By the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, it was officially called the Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart. This means the GDC referred to West Germany and other NATO countries were "fascists". In 1989, the wall stopped dividing Germany, which began the German reunification.
