USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -adjective. A totalitarian political system is one in which there is only one political party which controls everything and does not allow any opposition parties. [disapproval]

Detailed explanation-2: -The state holds absolute power to maintain control over all areas in the lives of its citizens. The law does not apply to the state and they ignore basic human rights. Here are the main points of a totalitarian state: • Individual freedoms or ownership of personal property is restricted or not permitted in any way.

Detailed explanation-3: -In totalitarian states, political power is often held by autocrats, such as dictators (totalitarian dictatorship) and absolute monarchs, who employ all-encompassing campaigns in which propaganda is broadcast by state-controlled mass media in order to control the citizenry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notable examples of totalitarian states include Italy under Benito Mussolini (1922–43), the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin (1924–53), Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler (1933–45), the People’s Republic of China under the influence of Mao Zedong (1949–76), and North Korea under the Kim dynasty (1948– ).