USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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– ).

Detailed explanation-2: -As of early 2022, the countries of Afghanistan, Eritrea, North Korea, and Turkmenistan are the only nations in the world whose governments are generally considered to be totalitarian dictatorships.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term ‘Totalitarianism’ refers to the type of government that attempts to assert absolute and total control over the public and private lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism is a form of government that puts absolute power in the hands or a group of people in a political party such as fascism or communism.

Detailed explanation-4: -The fascist movement began in 1919 without a cohesive organization or ideology. In 1921 it became a formal political party. By October of 1922, Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader, had become premier of Italy and within a few years he had created a totalitarian state.