1. Ch. 1: Old Major’s speech to the animals; inspiring revolution; life without man

2. Karl Marx “Communist Manifesto” 1848

3. Vladimir Lenin “What is to be Done,” 1902

4. Ch. 2: Animals revolt, overthrow Mr. Jones and his men; Mr
Ch. 2: Animals revolt, overthrow Mr. Jones and his men; Mr. Jones leaves farm, giving up control

5. Russian Revolution February 1917

6. Czar Nicholas II

7. Rasputin

8. Ch. 3: pigs have assumed leadership roles on the farm; Snowball and Napoleon are at the forefront of the new Animal Farm society

9. Bolshevik Revolution October 1917

10. Leon Joseph Trotsky Stalin

11. Soviet Flag Animal Farm

12. Soviet Flag Symbolism: Animal Farm Flag Symbolism:
RED: blood, communism; Russian word for red has ties to words meaning “the best” and “beautiful”
HAMMER: the workers
SICKLE: the peasants
STAR: unity; five classes of communist society: workers, peasants, intellectuals, youths and soldiers ________________________________
Animal Farm Flag Symbolism:
GREEN: fields of England
HORN and HOOF: the future republic of the animals that would arise after the overthrow of the human race

13. Ch. 4: Battle of the Cowshed; Mr
Ch. 4: Battle of the Cowshed; Mr. Jones and some men try to take back the farm; Snowball leads the animals

14. Russian
Civil War

15. Chapter 5:
Snowball is chased away from Animal Farm and Napoleon assumes “complete” power.The windmill will be built!

16. Leon Trotsky
Exiled
1929

17. New Economic
Policy

18. Chapter 6: Trade will be conducted with neighboring farms; the hens should feel honored to be of such a help to the windmill cause. Mr. Whymper and rule changes!

19. Collective
Farming

20. Stalin’s
Purges
Mid 1930’s