Is this capitalist or communist? A person opens a new business making a product everyone wants to buy. She becomes rich! The government places heavy taxes on everyone so as to provide for the needy. A factory produces what the government tells them to make.

Capitalism: Which picture best describes this term? Why?

Communism: Which picture best describes this term? Why? A C

B/W Wars #5: Stalin DUE: Storybook / Quiz Tues next week What the result of the February Revolution? What is the result of the Bolshevik (October) Revolution? What is the result of the Civil War? Who is the first leader of the USSR? Did his war communism help Russia?

Lenin dies in 1924… Power struggle b/w Trotsky & Joseph Stalin Stalin (means “man of steel”): will kill his way to be leader of Soviet Union Trotsky hides out in Mexico w/ Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera – but eventually Soviets find him & murder him

A new word… Stalin will create a totalitarian regime: control of every aspect of life - economic, political and social

Economic Reforms Command economy: gov controls all aspects of econ. 5 Year Plan: speed up industrialization & build up of military Sets high quotas (goals) for steel, coal, oil while limiting consumer items (clothes, cars, etc) What can be both bad and good about this kind of an economy?

Peasants hate it! Don’t own anything ! Collective farms: consolidates (combines) small private farms into one large gov run farm (aka collectivization) Will this work? Peasants hate it! Don’t own anything ! Soviet propaganda: How does it look like the people feel about their situation?

Ukraine “Breadbasket” Resist Soviet control Stalin decides to eliminate the “kulak” – rich peasant Forced famine: millions will die b/c of Stalin’s food policies Set quota to more than double what Ukraine had ever grown in a single year

From 1927-1940, what happens to production of coal, steel, oil, and electricity? What is the overall trend? 2. Which is the highest/lowest/most/least?

Results: Very high quotas – punished if not met Exiled to Siberia to work in a gulag (work camp) or killed 5 to 10 million will die Millions shipped to Siberia But production improves A new “reign of terror”

Totalitarianism: Which picture best describes this term? Why?

Command Economy: Which picture best describes this term? Why?

Collective Farm/Collectivization: Which picture best describes this term? Why?

On left Define each term Draw a picture or a symbol Communism Capitalism Totalitarian Command Economy Collectivization Draw a picture or a symbol Describe what it is NOT (2 examples) EX: Communism is NOT good for rich people, it does NOT allow people to determine what to produce, etc.

Total #11: Say Mean Matter SAY / SHOW: What does this text say (summarize) or what does the picture(s) show you? MEAN What does this mean for the Russian people? Interpret the information MATTER: What is the significance, importance, or implications of this evidence? DO ALL 3: Prop – Pick 1 poster, Photos, 2/3 charts AND (B) Quotes – Pick grand total of 3 OR pick 3 quotes from “challenge”

“About twenty miles south of Kiev [Ukraine], I came upon a village… “About twenty miles south of Kiev [Ukraine], I came upon a village….Every dog and cat had been eaten.”

Final Thoughts Describe a totalitarian government. How does Stalin’s reign represent totalitarianism? Give 2-3 specific examples. (3-4 sentences)

Total #12: Who or What am I? Pick 5 Bloody Sunday Czar Alexander II World War One February Revolution October Revolution Civil War Alexander Kerensky Leon Trotsky Lenin Czar Alexander II Czar Alexander III Czar Nicholas II Czarina Alexandra Rasputin Russo-Japanese War Create a description of these key terms. For example, say I am the (1) totalitarian leader who (2) tried to wipe out the Kulaks, and (3) had 5 year plans. Who am I? Challenge: Start with a very difficult fact. Add in easier ones as you go. Pick 5

Question Time A. What is a command economy? B. What were Stalin’s 5 year plans trying to do? A. What is a collective farm?