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1 Introduction to Animal Farm
Important Terms

2 Allegory A narrative that can be read on more than one level

3 Symbolism The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities something stands for something else

4 Satire Where the author attacks, criticizes, or ridicules a serious issue by poking fun at it The Onion

5 Fable A short tale that teaches a moral lesson, usually having animals as characters

6 Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution
Make the Connection Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

7 Czar Nicholas II Remained out of touch with the ideas of citizens
Overthrown and executed

8 Karl Marx Wrote the Communist Manifesto Believed in communism
All people are equal

9 Communism Belief that all people are equal
Government owns everything and people own the government

10 Leon Trotsky Followed ideas of Marx Wanted to improve life
Great speaker Chased away by Stalin

11 Joseph Stalin Not a good speaker Ruled with force, violence
Becomes dictator of Soviet Union

12 Pravda Newspaper Used to convince citizens to believe in the
Revolution

13 KGB Secret police Chased all who disapproved of Stalin away, i.e. Trotsky

14 Russian Orthodox Church
Used by Stalin to preach his ideas of modified communism

15 Vain, Upper Class Did not go along with ideals of Russian Revolution
Killed or expelled

16 Uneducated Working Class
Strong, hardworking, believed in the ideals of Communism and the Russian Revolution

17 Germany/Hitler Formed a non-aggression pact with Stalin and the Soviet Union Bordered Soviet Union, Run by a Dictator

18 Britain/US Stalin allied with them to defeat Hitler and Germany

19 Kremlin Self contained city that Stalin lived in

20 Five Year Plans Instituted by Stalin to help economic growth

21 Russian Revolution Name of the event that occurred when people of Russia decided to overthrow the government hoping to have a better life

22 Resistance to Collective Farming
Peasants refused to share their products with government Severely punished

23 Allied Invasion Occurs so Russia doesn’t overtake Germany

24 Peasant Farmers Did not want to work together and share their land

25 Capitalist Business Men
Made a profit off of Soviet Union’s ideas, product, and land

26 The Soviet Union New name of Russia after the revolution

27 Russia Original name of the country

28 Heaven Place of reward for obeying Stalin

29 Hammer and Sickle Symbol on the Soviet Union’s flag

30 “L’Internationale” National Anthem

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