Totalitarianism can be defined as "a form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual's life to the authority of the government." Hitler, after his eventual rise to power in 1933, was ultimately able to take total control of Germany, achieving totalitarianism through many aspects; total state control of the economy, an ideology (fascism), an efficient control of thoughts and opinion, efficient mean of repression and an autocratic leadership. Hitler was ultimately successful in each of these respects, however whether he had total control of his country is disputable, as there were ever-present groups (remnants of the communist party), that although weakened still opposed him and were not under total control.

The Enabling Act allowed Hitler to control all facets of communication within Germany. Newspaper's and radio stations not conforming to Goebbel's strict guidelines for content were disbanded and...