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Do Now- Page 127
• Last week, you learned about how Lenin and the Bolsheviks got power over Russia. – What is the goal of this new communist
government?– What problems do the Bolsheviks want to fix?
– Use your notes from last week to refresh your memory
Notes (page 128)Lenin
• After civil war, goal is to revive economy• New Economic Policy (NEC)
– sets aside communist goals and lets farmers sell goods for profit
– Govt. controls major industry (banks, communication, transportation)
• USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)– Small republics under central govt.
• Rename Bolsheviks to “Communist Party”– Becomes a dictatorship of the communist
party, not the people• Lenin rules 1917-1924 (death)
Totalitarianism & Stalin
• Lenin dies 1924• Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin (revolutionaries) compete for Communist Party• Stalin “man of steel” becomes dictator of USSR
– Cold, hard, impersonal- Lenin distrusts him• Ruthless campaign- puts his followers into govt. roles• Totalitarianism: govt. takes total control over every aspect of public and private life
– Opposite of values in western democracy: reason, freedom, worth of individual, human dignity,
TotalitarianismKey Traits Description
Dictatorship andOne-Party Rule
•Exercises absolute authority•Dominates the Government
Dynamic Leader •Helps unite people toward meeting shared goals or realizing a common vision•Encourages people to devote their unconditional loyalty and uncritical support to the regime•Becomes a symbol of the government
Ideology (set of beliefs)
• Justifies government actions• Glorifies the aims of the state
State control over all sectors of life
• Education, Business, Labor, Housing, Religion, Family Life, The Arts
Dependence on Modern Technology
• Relies on mass communication, such as radios, newsreels, and loudspeakers to spread propaganda• Builds up advanced military weapons
Organized Violence • Uses force such as police terror to crush opposition•Targets certain groups as enemies
Create your own totalitarianism state
• Red Sox Groups!• Read instructions• Mini project grade (50 pts)
• Tips:– Break up responsibilities– Have ONE recorder– Look up “totalitarianism” online for examples and ideas– Have fun, be respectful
Notes and Resources
Lenin• After civil war, goal is ____________________
___________________________• _________________________________(NEC) – sets aside communist goals and lets
_____________________________– Govt. controls _________________ (banks,
communication, transportation)• USSR (_____________________________)– Small republics under central govt.
• Rename Bolsheviks to “___________________________”– Becomes a ____________________of
____________________, not the people• Lenin rules 1917-1924 (death)
Page 128
Totalitarianism & Stalin• Lenin dies 1924• Leon Trotsky and _____________(revolutionaries) compete for ___________________• Stalin “_____________” becomes dictator of USSR– Cold, hard, impersonal- Lenin distrusts him
• Ruthless campaign- puts his followers into govt. roles• Totalitarianism: _____________________________
__________________________________________– Opposite of values in ___________________________:
reason, freedom, worth of individual, human dignity,
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