How does a totalitarian state attempt to make citizens obey its rules?

What two things are being compared in this epic simile (the odysseus)

What event during this time may have sparked this newfound independence of women and ushered in an era of adopting more modern societal values

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario