All of the following are examples of how totalitarianism owed much to the practices and attitudes adopted by governments during the total war of World War I except
A. states sought to ethnically cleanse their populations.
B. totalitarian politicians were inspired by the example of the modern state at war.
C. states intervened substantially in the economy.
D. individual liberties were limited.
E. totalitarian politicians showed a callous disregard for human life.