Which leadership crisis occurred in the USSR that allowed a totalitarian government to take control? Lenin was no longer supported by the party. Lenin died and Stalin rose to power. Lenin was no longer supported by the people. Lenin and Stalin competed for power.

The correct answer is: Lenin died and Stalin rose to power.<br /><br />After the death of Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Soviet Union, there was a power struggle within the Communist Party. Joseph Stalin emerged as the dominant figure and eventually established a totalitarian regime in the USSR.