what was one of the most significant characteristics of totalitarianism in the
soviet union?

a. the requirement that all citizens adopt restrictive and highly
traditional religious beliefs

b. the takeover of government operations by corporations that
dominated heavy industries
c. the complete indoctrination of students and workers into joseph
stalin's political ideology

d. the chaos created by the police being stripped of nearly all power
to regulate society

The right answer here is C.

Explanation:

Joseph Stalin, secretary-general of the Communist Party and Soviet paramount leader, enjoyed absolute power, did not like criticism and promoted an ubiquitous cult of personality during his era, which started after the death of Lenin and ended in 1953 with his own death. Soviet propaganda promoted Stalin as a great and caring father for all Soviet nations and as an outstanding Marxist thinker, and people at all levels had to study his thought and follow his example.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.

collect the tariff by force if necessary

use the military to enforce a federal law

b and c