HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Elections and Free Speech
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Propaganda and Censorship
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Allowing multiple political parties
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The four methods of control used by totalitarian governments are police terror, indoctrination, propaganda/censorship, and religious/ethnic persecution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Socialism. Socialism-defined as a centrally planned economy in which the government controls all means of production-was the tragic failure of the twentieth century.
Detailed explanation-3: -The characteristics of totalitarianism include: total single-party rule, glorified leadership, collective mobilization against enemies, widespread terror, state-controlled communication, attempts to change society, and a controlled economy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under a totalitarian regime, all citizens are subject to the absolute authority of the state. Here we will examine the political and philosophical perspectives of totalitarianism, as well as its level of prevalence in the modern world.