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)

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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,