totalitarianism

Totalitarianism is a form of government in which all of the societal resources are monopolized by the state in an effort to make a way into and control all aspects of public and private life, through the use of propaganda, terror, and technology. Totalitarian regimes differ from older concepts of dictatorship. Totalitarian regimes seek to create complete political, social and cultural control, whereas dictatorships seek limited, typically political, control. Many times in the world, leaders such as Stalin would establish a totalitarian government. This form of government is one that maintains complete control over its citizens. In a totalitarian, individuals have no rights, and the government suppresses all conflict. Three major world leaders that followed this system were Fascist, Benito Mussolini, Nazi Adolf Hitler, and communist Joseph Stalin. Fascist, Benito Mu...