Why were totalitariam governments so popular between World War 1 and World War 2?

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 12 Dec 2003 13:24 PST

Dear nissian,

To which countries does your question relate? Totalitarism had very
different causes and roots depending on the history, culture, and
social background of each nation. It is almost impossible to find a
brief general formula, so maybe you would like to consider re-phrasing
your question.

Regards,
Scriptor

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Clarification of Question by nissian-ga on 12 Dec 2003 15:29 PST

I am assuming germany,russia,hungry,allies, and central powers.
I am also assuming extenialism, imperialism, social, and culture may
have to do with it.

The conditions created in countries that fell to totalitarian forms of
government after ww1 made them highly vulnerable to this. Many of
these countries, such as germany, had their borders changed, and new
countries were created or old countries were made part of other
countries. Citizens lost their sense of actually belonging to a
country, so they were willing to be united under a dictator or
totalitarian government. Also, many countries in Europe were damaged
by the war, and no one had the money to pay for fixing things. During
wartime, economies tend to be better, because there is more of an
international market for goods. So, when ww1 ended, many people lost a
large amount of their income, and they were looking for a strong
leader to fix their economies.

Oh, and to add to what i said before, Imperialism led to communism in
many cases. If a country was imperialized by a so-called democracy,
they would later not trust this form of government and go for the more
perfect seeming system, communism.