7 Key traits of Totalitarianism
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State Control of Society
• business • labor • housing • education • religion • the arts • personal life • youth groups
State Control of Individuals
• demands loyalty • denies basic liberties • expects personal sacrifice for the good of the state
Dictatorship and One-Party Rule
• exercises absolute authority • dominates the government
Modern Technology
• mass communication to spread propaganda • advanced military weapons
Methods of Enforcement
• police terror • indoctrination • censorship • persecution
Ideology
• sets goals of the state • glorifies aims of the state • justifies government actions
Dynamic Leader
• unites people • symbolizes government • encouraged popular support through force of will