So far, four of five traits of totalitarianism discussed have fit with the structure of Nazi Germany. However, the characteristic of central economic control is quite complicated to answer with either yes or no. The reason for this is that economic control was in flux during most of the regime. In theory, of course, the government had complete control. And it did also exert that control, through the control of capital, wages, and prices. Trade unions were eliminated, except for one, the KdF (Kraft durch Freude), which was under Nazi control. They made use of both fiscal and monetary policies to restart the economy, which was largely successful and won international admiration. But as is often the case with economic control, big business had