Totalitarian regimes possess a highly centralized state and a regime with a well-defined ideology that seeks to transform and fuse the institutions of state, society, and the economy. these systems emerge only rarely; of the following, the only regime that could truly be described as totalitarian isselect one: a. italy under mussolini's fascist government. b. north korea. c. mao's china. d. the islamic republic of iran. e. iraq under saddam hussein.

The correct answer is letter B.

Explanation:  Totalitarianism is a political system characterized by the absolute dominance of a person or political party over a nation. Within totalitarianism, the ruling political person or party controls all aspects of public and private life through an openly authoritarian government.

Totalitarianism is also marked by the strong presence of militarism in society and is accompanied by actions by the regime to promote its ideology through a system of indoctrination of the population.

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