A dictatorship is a government in which one person (a “supreme leader”) seizes control of the state and rules with _____________ power.
Some dictators, such as Fidel Castro, who ruled Communist Cuba from 1961 to 2008, come to power by __________, through a revolution or a coup d'état. Other dictators, such as Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, are elected democratically and then give themselves _____________ power over the government.
Totalitarianism represents a severe form of dictatorship, as exemplified in the Soviet Union. Under totalitarianism, the Soviet government controlled nearly all aspects of ____________, including industry, the economy, religious practices, and free expression.