In what ways did the nazi state seek to establish total control over its people?

they passed many laws to control the citizens, one example is curfew.

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Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He passed many laws to gain control over his people. The first Decree was passed on 28th February 1933.

The Decree abolished freedom of speech, press, and assembly that had been guaranteed by the Weimar constitution.

Concentration camps were set up and the communists and jews were sent there.

On 3 March 1933, the famous Enabling Act was passed. This Act established dictatorship in Germany. All other political parties were banned. Nazi party took complete control of the economy, media, army, and judiciary. 

Special surveillance and security forces were created to control and order society in ways that the Nazis wanted. 

The police, the stormtroopers, the Gestapo, the SS and the Security Service were given extraordinary powers to control and order the society.

People could now be detained in Gestapo torture chambers, rounded up and sent to concentration camps, deported at will or arrested without any legal procedures. The police forces acquired powers to rule with impunity.

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.