Russian Revolution

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Lenin

Activity!!!!! LeninTrotskyStalin

Lenin’s Death 1924

Trotsky

Wanted a worldwide communist revolution – What does this mean for Soviets? – What does this mean for the Western world? Great communist speaker and thinker Major architect of Bolshevik revolution

Stalin Political Operator Behind the scenes political operator Placed friends and those who were loyal in positions of power

Think Pair Share Stalin assumes power by back stabbing and playing “the game” of politics. Do Stalins political tactics seem ruthless? Predict what he will do when he assumes power.

What would you do……? Say I gave you 20 minutes. You choose how many worksheets to you want to complete. The unused time is free time. Assume each worksheet takes 1 minute to finish if you complete………… – 1 worksheet you get an F. – 2 worksheets gets you a D. – 3 earns a C. – 4 worksheets gets you a B. – 5 worksheets an A. – 6,7,8,9,10, or 100 worksheets get you the same A grade. How many worksheets would you complete?

Stalin’s 5 Year Plan

Agricultural Five Year Plan Five year plans were created as lofty goals in which the Soviet were required to reach Stalin would take grain from peasants – as a tax- and sell it over seas in order to purchase more machinery for Soviet industry Over 20 Million people starved to death because of the agricultural five year plan

Industrial Five Year Plan

Think Pair Share “One death is tragic. One million is a statistic” What does this quote say about Stalin as a leader?

Life under Stalin Propaganda Secret Police The Gulag

Propaganda Statues of Stalin were constructed to replace religion under Soviet Rule Stalin wanted to appear to be a God Like figure to the Soviet People Propaganda worked – many Soviets believed were the faults of local leaders, not the great Stalin

Propaganda Notice all the portraits of Stalin all over the crowd The color red is everywhere symbolizing the love for communist rule The text at the bottom reads “Beloved Stalin — a fortune of the nation!”

Propaganda

The Hammer and the Hoe on the Soviet flag symbolize the workers rising to power under communist rule.

The Gulag This was a sleeping hall at a Soviet Gulag. Notice the cramped quarters and grim conditions – the Gulag was a horrible place to be

The Gulag

Workers slaved all day long at the Gulag for no money You could be sent the the Gulag for just about anything – stealing a loaf of bread or being accused of speaking bad about their government

The Gulag

Secret Police Stalin had a secret police force which through which he created terror among his people You always had to watch you back, your neighbor or even your own family member may have been in the secret police force Even the secret police were not always safe, as Stalin would routinely kill their police chief before they got too powerful.

Secret Police NOW YOU SEE HIM …………….

Secret Police NOW YOU DON’T !!?!!?!!?

JIGSAW ACTIVITY You have each been assigned to a group When I call you name, move to designated corner of the room. Read your primary source document and answer the questions with your group. Next we will meet as “expert groups” and share our primary source documents with each other

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