1. Revolution Continues

2. Review and Reminders..
Marx – Communism – 1840’s – German Philosopher, Wrote the Communist Manifesto, predicted struggle b/w social classes, not the exact way Communism turned out… “Haves” = bourgeoisie, “Have-Nots” = proletariat
WWI – 1914 – 1918, Russia aids UK/France, eventually exits, Germans have hope, Americans entered, Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Allies Win (France, British, Russia, US, Serbia, Belgium, Italy, others)
Bolsheviks - Russian: “One of the Majority”- member of a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party, which, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized control of the government in Russia (October 1917) and became the dominant political power – connected to Marxist Labor party, split from Menshevik party (socialist party formed in 1898) – Bolsheviks become Communist Party under “October Revolution” in 1917

3. Vladimir Lenin Leader of the Bolshevik Party
Economic Reforms included the New Economic Plan (NEP)
-moderate mix of capitalism and socialism
Political Reforms
-Bolshevik party became Communist Party
-Russia becomes the United Soviet Socialist Republics
Dies in 1924
Symbol for the country

4. Lenin's Mausoleum – Red Square in Moscow – Embalmed and on public display since 1924

5. Leon Trotsky
intellectual, head of the Red Army, after Red October (1917)
Second to Lenin, differed lately
Exiled by Stalin (1929)
Executed in Mexico City
Stalin’s behalf
Ice pick = death
Favored the doctrine of World Revolution (achieve world socialism)
felt that the USSR could not survive as the sole communist state
the USSR must therefore seek to advance the revolution

6. Joseph Stalin Lenin Dies (1924) Leon Trotsky vs. Joseph Stalin
Stalin takes control, late 1920’s – 5 Year Plan
Now must decide how he will maintain power
Decides to create a totalitarian state – one party dictatorship regulates every aspect of citizen’s lives

7. Methods of Control Totalitarianism Government system
Takes total, centralized control over EVERY aspect
Public and private life
Sense of security
Communication important
Utilizes many methods of control and persuasion

8. Police Terror Terror and violence to enforce behaviors
Enforce governments policies
Secret Police System
Spying or intimidation

9. Propaganda/Censorship
Biased or incomplete information
Sway people to accept certain beliefs
Control of mass media
Official Newspaper Pravda
False info appears to be true
Cannot go against spread beliefs

10. Indoctrination Instruction in the government beliefs to mold minds
Control of education is essential
Convince citizens to believe policies
The earlier the better

11. Religious/Ethnic Persecution
Need “enemies of the state”
Scapegoat
Religion and ethnicities easy targets
Easily identified
Discrimination
Holodomor
Ukrainian Starvation

12. Stalin
Read and take notes from pages (Green text) and (yellow/red) and create a concept map of Stalin/Totalitarianism – Due Monday
If needed, additional research and answer over the weekend:
How does Stalin use Totalitarianism
Ideology
State Control
Individuals
Society
Methods of Enforcement
Modern Technology
Dictatorship
Leadership Characteristics

13. Stalin's Totalitarian State
Ideology
Explanation
Example
Visual
Enforcement
Dictatorship
Dynamic Leader
Technology
Society Control
Individual Control