Question

what factors encouraged the development of a totalitarian government in Germany

Answer 1

The totalitarian regimes shared a number of similarities, including:
- Ruled by a dictator who was glorified as a hero
- Allowed only one political party
- Emphasized total loyalty to the government and its leader
- Denied individual rights
- Censored the press and other media
- Used art, culture, and mass communications to spread propaganda
- Encouraged a high birthrate; rewarded women who had many children
- Controlled people by terror, especially by means of secret police
- As police states, used secret police to terrorize people.