Totalitarian Traits

The 5 main acts/beliefs of a Totalitarian ruler, for the purpose of this course, are:  Extreme Nationalism, Devotion to a Ruler, Creation of a Scapegoat, Racial Purity and Belief in War and Violence.  We will study 3 rulers from the past who followed this quite closely:  Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler.  Are there any rulers from today or the recent past who follow this same model?  State your opinion and support with at least 1 example of how they fit this belief.

Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was part of the Paris Peace Settlement that put an end to the First World War.  What was the goal of this peace settlement?  Do you believe the Treaty of Versailles helped meet this goal