Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the Totalitarian State

question 116

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the totalitarian state in the 1930s?

• A)It was democratic and championed individualism and democratic freedoms.
• B)It was an all-compassing,authoritarian dictatorship that subordinated individual needs,and employing police power and mass propaganda achieve total control.
• C)It limited its authoritarian dictates to the political and economic aspects of the state's affairs,in an effort to have freer social and cultural choices serve as means of placating the masses.
• D)It wanted the masses to keep quiet and not obstruct state policy.
• E)It depended upon the appeasement policies of the Eastern democracies.

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Definitions:

Conscious

A level of consciousness that reflects awareness of the external world and inner mental activity.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.

Hallucinogenic

Substances that cause hallucinations - perceptions and sensations that appear real though they are not actually present in the external environment.

Sensation

The sense organs’ detection of external physical stimulus and the transmission of information about this stimulus to the brain.