History of the Modern World The Rise of Totalitarianism: Russia Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111 Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111

A Totalitarian State In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin set up a totalitarian state. He took away all free market rights and made every enterprise and farm state owned. This gave workers little incentive to produce quality products or extra food and the country struggled to feed its people. 1 of 8 The Rise of Totalitarianism Section 4: The Soviet Union Under Stalin, pp Witness History Audio: The Heart of the Party Note Taking Transparency 169 Look at the posters, pp. 904 and title slide of this presentation. What image do they convey of Stalin? Along with the quote from Pravda, what was the official view of Stalin? What might the private views be? Progress Monitoring Transparency

Stalin’s Terror Tactics Stalin was ruthless against anyone perceived as being disloyal. He set up Gulags where people would be sent to work and he even took food away from farm families in what was called the Terror Famine. The country lost many of its best and brightest. 2 of 8 Section 4: The Soviet Union Under Stalin, pp Color Transparency 170: Gulag Prisoners, by Nikolai German Communist Attempts to Control Thought Stalin used propaganda to boost his popularity. Posters, loudspeaker announcements, and newspaper articles extolled Communism. Books, music, and other art forms that were critical of Stalin were censored. He also tried to replace religion with communist ideology. Witness History Audio: Anna Akhmatova 1.How long has her son been in prison?How long has her son been in prison? 2.What feelings does she describe in this poem?What feelings does she describe in this poem? 3.Based on clues in this passage, how effective was censorship in controlling writers?Based on clues in this passage, how effective was censorship in controlling writers?

3 of 8 Section 4: The Soviet Union Under Stalin Soviet Society Under Stalin There was still a class order under Communism, but this one put party members at the top. All others endured shortages of food and consumer goods, although they did get free education and health care, and women were treated as equals to men in the workplace. Soviet Foreign Policy The Soviets encouraged communist revolutions in other countries through an organization called Comintern. This organization supported revolutionary groups around the world and created a “Red Scare” in the United States. Looking Ahead Stalin succeeded in making his country a military superpower, but it was also home to people with a much lower standard of living than the rest of the developed world.

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Assignments Read text, pp identifying new terms and answering checkpoint questions. Read PP notes 2.Print Chp. 28 NoteTaking Organizers and Section Summaries Notes: 1.Ninotchka: Watch optional Xcrdt movie on TCM, 2/9, 8 PM (notes on film due by 2/12) 2.Book Club: Sign Up through Tues. 2/9 for 1940s House

Assignment 3 1.Read film review: Mission to Moscow 2.Answer questions beneath captions for section 4. 3.Complete map skills, pp Take Section Auto-test

Assignment 4 1.Read text, pp , identifying 8 new terms and answering 4 Checkpoint questions.