Explains dictatorships, a political system in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator, and provides examples of governments run by this system.
Content Note
What is government? -- Butcher of the Balkans -- The first dictators -- Dictators of the modern era -- How do dictators gain power? -- How do dictators maintain control? -- Life in a dictatorship -- Foreign relations -- How are dictators deposed? -- Moving beyond dictatorships -- Could a dictator rule the United States?.