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OmicronWasabi4282

Hi!

What is the difference between authoritarian and totalitarian regimes?

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Sarah G

Hello to you!

Thanks for your question. :)

First of all, an authoritarian regime is the opposite of a democratic regime.

Second, a totalitarian regime is a form of authoritarian regime. Thus, totalitarian regimes are authoritarian, but not all authoritarian regimes are totalitarian.

Here are some characteristics that are specific to totalitarian regimes:

• The use of propaganda to disseminate ideologies;
• The desire to dominate all aspects of people's lives, including their privacy, therefore having repercussions on family, hobbies, etc.
• The abolition of any notion of private life;
• The claim of wanting to start over and build a new society that is completely different from the past.

For example, Hitler's fascist regime was a totalitarian regime.

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