The Nazi and Soviet totalitarian regimes dominated Europe through systematic control, propaganda, and mass terror, fundamentally reshaping society through propagande et contrôle culturel sous le régime nazi and strict ideological enforcement.
- Both regimes established single-party systems with powerful leaders (Hitler and Stalin)
- Mass surveillance and political police (Gestapo/KGB) maintained control through terror
- Youth indoctrination was crucial, especially through embrigadement de la jeunesse hitlérienne
- Economic control was absolute, with Soviet Définition socialisme et communisme soviétique implementing state planning
- Propaganda and cultural control were used extensively to maintain power
- Opposition was systematically eliminated through concentration camps and gulags