Exploring Soviet Communism Chapter 7 How was communism

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Exploring Soviet Communism Chapter 7 How was communism in the Soviet Union a rejection

Exploring Soviet Communism Chapter 7 How was communism in the Soviet Union a rejection of liberalism?

Key Ideas from communist theory in the 20 th Century Political Ideas Workers will

Key Ideas from communist theory in the 20 th Century Political Ideas Workers will revolt and overthrow the wealthy business owners and landowners The state will be governed By the Communist Party in the interests of the people the political structure will have less hierarchy. There will be a more collective form of government with better representation for all people

Economic Ideas Collective ownership of resources, land, capital Private property Will be abolished Incomes

Economic Ideas Collective ownership of resources, land, capital Private property Will be abolished Incomes will be Equalized.

Social ideas A classless society Will be created Women will have Equal rights There

Social ideas A classless society Will be created Women will have Equal rights There will be Cooperation Instead of competition

Russia to the Soviet Union! Assignment: TO HAND IN TIMELINE ► Using the textbook

Russia to the Soviet Union! Assignment: TO HAND IN TIMELINE ► Using the textbook pages 162 to 169, create a timeline of the events. In your timeline, you must include the details of what occurred for each event. You can either write the details or visually represent them. If you visually represent the events, you must be explicit so that the reader can truly understand what you are representing. ► ► Your first date should be: 1861 Your last date should be: 1939 ► ► ► ► Criteria: 1) PIZZAZ (colour, visuals) of your timeline 2) Events – you should have at least 10 events (2 marks each) 3) Neatness, spelling 4) Time and Effort used in class (were you productive or did you waste time? ) Total ► Due date: /5 /20 /5 /5 /35

The Russian Revolution Currently, you are working on a timeline of the Russian Revolution.

The Russian Revolution Currently, you are working on a timeline of the Russian Revolution. Watch the following you tube clips to reinforce the events of this great Revolution! WE will discuss each one after it has been viewed. Pay attention! Part 1: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. MGr. Iw. Lj 7 g. U Part 2 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qdp. Ea. Px. NW 0 g&feature=related Part 3: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. Re. H_vgrf-U&feature=related Part 4: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=kh. A 2 q. Zz-a. W 8&feature=related Part 5: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 r. SYFCSVQb. U&feature=related

Lenin 1917 Leader of communist Bolsheviks Lenin and Trotsky both created a new Russian

Lenin 1917 Leader of communist Bolsheviks Lenin and Trotsky both created a new Russian gov’t during Revolution ► Leninism (influence by Marx) ► Lenin believed revolution was necessary ► Marx and Lenin were different. How? Marx did not believe you needed a gov’t. Lenin believed in a communist gov’t. ► Civil war erupted between the REDS and the WHITES while Lenin was in power. It finally ended with the defeat of the WHITES. ► Lenin then created the USSR. ► ► ►

Lenin Under Lenin, there were many positive changes in the USSR: ► Factories were

Lenin Under Lenin, there were many positive changes in the USSR: ► Factories were given to the workers so that they could make decisions about wages and working conditions ► Art and music flourished, women and men considered equal ► Land was redistributed to the people. ► His values gave many poor and working class people much more power over their lives that they had known under the Czar. ► Lenin died of a stroke in 1924. ► Who was next in line? ? ? ►

Stalin: The Dictator Propaganda Controlled Participation, Elections and Plebiscites Indoctrination STALIN’S TECHNIQUES to RETAIN

Stalin: The Dictator Propaganda Controlled Participation, Elections and Plebiscites Indoctrination STALIN’S TECHNIQUES to RETAIN POWER Soviet Constitutional Law Limits on Dissent Force and Terror

Stalin: The Red Terror ► Biography ► Complete the viewing guide questions as you

Stalin: The Red Terror ► Biography ► Complete the viewing guide questions as you watch.

The Stalin Scavenger Hunt ► Can you find…. . ?

The Stalin Scavenger Hunt ► Can you find…. . ?

Reading Organizer: Part 1 for ch. 7 ► Please complete the reading organizer for

Reading Organizer: Part 1 for ch. 7 ► Please complete the reading organizer for this section of the chapter. You have one class. It is a work period.