How can an economic crisis cause citizens to accept a totalitarian government?

Jobless citizens become desperate for someone who promises to solve their problems.
Jobless citizens want the government to provide handouts to feed and clothe them.
Citizens tire of seeing undeserving citizens thrive while they continue to be desperate.
Citizens want for themselves the kind of power that comes with being a totalitarian leader.

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How can an economic crisis cause citizens to accept a totalitarian government?

Jobless citizens become desperate for someone who promises to solve their problems.
Jobless citizens want the government to provide handouts to feed and clothe them.
Citizens tire of seeing undeserving citizens thrive while they continue to be desperate.
Citizens want for themselves the kind of power that comes with being a totalitarian leader.

anonymous · Answer

The last two choices don't really have anything to do with an economic crisis. 
Totalitarian essentially means complete subservience to the state (or to a dictator). So you're down to the first two choices.