Venezuela is considered what type of authoritarian regime?
A) Military
B) Personalistic
C) Limited monarchy
D) Dominant-party
Which ambassador to the UN argued that there is a difference between authoritarian and totalitarian regimes?
A) Francisco Franco
B) Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
C) Robert Mugabe
D) Adlai Stevenson
How do totalitarian regimes eliminate armed resistance?
A) They hold a monopoly on all weapons.
B) They attempt to pacify the people by encouraging peaceful protest.
C) They attempt to distract the people with entertainment and sports.
D) They ensure that the only weapons the people have access to are manual action.
What country is a contemporary example of a totalitarian regime?
A) Iran
B) North Korea
C) Vietnam
D) China
The Nazi Gestapo, the Soviet NKVD under Stalin, and Mussolini's OVRA had no judicial restraints. How is this indicative of the totalitarian state's embrace of organized terror?
A) In an effort to keep the military from seeking too much power, security police utilize both
physical and psychological methods.
B) In an effort to keep the people cowed, security police utilize both physical and psychological
methods.
C) In an effort to keep the people cowed, security police solely utilize physical methods.
D) In an effort to keep the people cowed, security police solely utilize psychological methods.
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