Utopia and Dystopia

What is a UTOPIA?

• a world where the government controls everyone

• a world that is perfect and free of crime/issues

• an abundance of food

• a world that is not perfect, but it's also not bad

What is a DYSTOPIA?

• a world that is controlled by government and propaganda

• a perfect world free of pain and crime

• a shortage of food

• a world that isn't perfect, but it isn't bad either

Which of these is a characteristic of dystopian worlds?

• Often seems to be a perfect world

• Technology

• Propaganda

• All of the above

What is a democracy?

• a system where political officials are elected by the people

• a system where political officials rule by birth right

• a system where political officials dictate who rules the country

• a system free of all government control

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What is a monarchy?

• a system where political officials are elected by the people

• a system where political officials rule by birth right

• a system where political officials dictate who rules the country

• a system free of all government control

What is a dictatorship?

• a system where political officials are elected by the people

• a system where political officials rule by birth right

• a system where one person rules over everyone indefinitely

• a system free of all government control

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What is propaganda?

• a type of government that controls using war and terror

• something that holds up something else

• information used to promote a political cause or persuade them to believe something

• information used to just inform someone about political issues

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Which of these would be describing a UTOPIA?

• crime is rampant

• sickness and death has been cured

• people can do whatever they want

• the government controls everything you do

Which of these would be describing a DYSTOPIA?

• You can do whatever you want

• The government lets the people select the leader

• Crime is rapant

• The government watches and controls you

Based on the video and article about propaganda, how does a government typically use propaganda?

• Flyers

• TV broadcasts

• Movies and radio

• All of the above

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