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.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]