original_query: What major events led to the United States government seizing absolute control of the country?
query: What major events in the fictional world of Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero led to the US government seizing absolute control?
answer: In the fictional world of Year Zero, major terrorist attacks caused the US government to seize absolute control, establishing a Christian fundamentalist theocracy and using institutions like the Bureau of Morality and increased surveillance to maintain power.