Totalitarianism

Multiple Choice

A. is based on the idea that the welfare of society

B. is best served by letting people pursue their own economic self-interests.

C. is based on a belief that citizens should be directly involved in decision making.

D. refers to a political system in which government is by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

E. is a form of government in which one person or political party exercises absolute control over all spheres of human life.

E. is a form of government in which one person or political party exercises absolute control over all spheres of human life.

Explanation:

The term totalitarianism came to be used in the mid-twentieth century to designate authoritarian political regimes that controlled not only state power but the entire social body of a nation, including its private spheres. The totalitarian states used instruments of social repression to contain any kind of manifestation of contrary ideas and were characterized by promoting nationalism and intervening in the economy. Usually this type of government was centered on the figure of an agent, such as Musolini in Italy. In short, totalitarianism is a form of government that exercises absolute control over a nation's social, labor, and production relations.