What is the main difference between autocratic regimes of the past and twentieth-century totalitarian regimes?
a. Autocratic regimes prevented citizens from owning firearms, whereas totalitarian regimes preferred to arm the citizenry.
b. Autocratic regimes allowed more than one political party, whereas totalitarian regimes allowed only one.
c. Autocratic regimes relied on organized terror to keep citizens obedient, whereas totalitarian regimes relied on official ideology.
d. Autocratic regimes demobilized their populations, whereas totalitarian regimes demanded mass mobilization and widespread participation by citizens.
d
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A. the British pound B. the U.S. dollar C. silver D. gold E. There was no global reserve.
Visible trends in the mass media today include all of the following EXCEPT
A. consumption of news less at certain times of day and more throughout the day based on "social flow." B. a lack of interest in using new communications technologies to engage in politics. C. the rise of narrowcasting, or programs targeted at a small segment of the population. D. declining interest in traditional media on the part of young Americans. E. declining newspaper circulation and readership.