7 Key traits of Totalitarianism

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