WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Depression spread fear and uncertainty. Citizens in some nations wanted strong leaders to fix their problems. These leaders often became dictators. The dictators formed totalitarian states.

Detailed explanation-2: -Totalitarian governments generally take control because of an economic collapse. The Treaty of Versailles demanded war reparations from Germany. The only way Germany could pay, was to print more money. That lead to hyperinflation and high unemployment.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1920s and 1930s, two other European dictators-Hitler in Germany and Mussolini in Italy-were shaping their visions of a totalitarian state. After Communists formed the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Mao Zedong used tactics similar to Stalin’s to establish totalitarian control.