WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Totalitarianism: is a form of government that aims to control all aspects of society including the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are some ways totalitarian rulers keep their power? Enforcement: police terror, indoctrination, censorship, and persecution. How did the Soviet economy change under the direction of Stalin?

Detailed explanation-3: -How did Totalitarian leaders gain support? By promising jobs, promoting nationalism, and using propaganda. How did dictators hold onto power? By using censorship, secret police, denying liberties, and eliminating opposing rivals and political parties.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Inflation and depression weakened the democratic government in Germany and allowed an opportunity for Hitler to rise to power. Believed the western powers had no intention of using force to maintain the Treaty of Versailles. Anti-Semitism: persecution of Jews. Extreme nationalism: National Socialism (aka Nazism)