Totalitarianism Unit

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Lesson One and Two: Introduction to Totalitarianism


Lesson Three: History of Russia 1861-1905


Lesson Four: Leninism


Lesson Five: The Russian Revolution


Lesson Six: With Sub/ Skipped

Lesson Seven: Life in Lenin's USSR


Lesson Eight: Stalin's Rise to Power/Intro to Stalinism


Lesson Nine: Economic Life Under Stalin


Lesson Ten: Social and Cultural Life Under Stalin


Lesson Eleven: The Birth and Death of the Chinese Republic


Lesson Twelve: Maoist Thought


Lesson Thirteen: Why Maoism Took Hold in China


Lesson Fourteen: The Great Leap Forward

The Great Leap Forward Videos From Class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmsdIGer6DE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0nt_rO2QJU&feature=related

Homework:
Cultural Revolution Part One (watch from 5:40 to end):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7PV1mLShNM
Cultural Revolution Part Two: (watch from beginning to 4:20):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV5j7luuOD4

After you have finished viewing the videos please answer 2 of the following questions in a brief paragraph:

1. Why do you think Mao sought to change China’s culture in an effort to strength his power? How are culture and political power related?
2. Why do you think Mao targeted and used students in his campaign?
3. How was the Cultural Revolution an effort to build a cult of personality around Mao? Why was it successful?
4. How was the Cultural Revolution an attempt to convince the Chinese people that China was under attack from both internal and external enemies?
5. Why do you think Mao sought to create an atmosphere (or appearance) of constant revolution in China?
6. How is the Cultural Revolution an example of panopticism?

Lesson 15: The Cultural Revolution in China


Lesson 16: Totalitarianism in Fascist Italy


Lesson 17 &18: The Weimar Republic


Lesson 19: Nazism


Lessons 20 & 21: How and Why the Nazis Rose to Power


Lesson 22: Life in Nazi Germany


Link to Master Race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXci6fcG2Yc

Lesson 23: Responses to Nazi Foreign Policy