Key Traits of Totalitarianism
Dictatorship & One-Party Rule
Dynamic leader
Ideology
State control over all sectors of society
State control over the individual
Dependence on modern technology &
militarism
Police terror & organized violence
Description
- exercises absolute authority
- dominates the govt
- unites people toward common goals
- encourages unconditional loyalty &
uncritical support of regime
- becomes symbol of govt
- justifies govt action
- glorifies aims of state
- business - labor - housing - education
- family life - youth – religion - the arts
- total obedience to authority/personal
sacrifice for good of state
- denies basic liberties
- mass communication to spread
propaganda
- builds up advanced military weapons
- uses force to crush all opposition
- targets certain groups as enemies
(minorities, political opponents)