JOSEPH STALIN AND COMMUNISM Joseph Stalin and Communism

JOSEPH STALIN AND COMMUNISM

Joseph Stalin and Communism Pre-test 1. What nation did Joseph Stalin rule from 1922 -1952? a. The United States b. The Soviet Union c. Georgia d. Great Britain 2. Communism is based on the ideas of what philosopher? A. Socrates b. Immanuel Kant c. Karl Marx d. Soren Kierkegaard 3. What was the name for the mass starvation of the Ukrainians from 1932 -1933? A. The Holocaust b. The New Deal c. The Holodomor d. The Cold War 4. Mao Zedong (or Tse-Tung) was the Communist leader of what country? A. North Korea b. North Vietnam c. The Soviet Union d. China

5. What American president was an ally of Stalin and called him “Uncle Joe”? A. Ronald Reagan b. Dwight D. Eisenhower c. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Richard Nixon 6. Who was the leader of the Soviet revolution in Russia in 1917? A. Vladimir Lenin b. Karl Marx c. Joseph Stalin d. Tsar Nicholas II 7. What city is the Kremlin located in? A. Gori b. St. Petersburg c. Kiev d. Moscow

8. What country was Stalin born in? A. Russia b. The Ukraine c. Georgia d. Estonia 9. What was the name of the tensions that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union beginning after World War II and ending in the early 1990 s? A. The Holodomor b. The Cold War c. The Holocaust d. The New Deal 10. What American president called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”? A. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. John F. Kennedy c. Lyndon Johnson d. Ronald Reagan

THE HOLODOMOR Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

LESSON OBJECTIVES identify Joseph Stalin. recognize life under Stalin in the Soviet Union. plan a project by researching various web sources dealing with Communism, the Soviet Union, and Joseph Stalin.

COMMUNISM http: //www. portal. com/ Type “Keddles” for the Guest Name at Guest Access on the right side of the screen. Look for the folder that says “Joseph Stalin and Communism Research Project. "

LESSON OBJECTIVES identify Joseph Stalin. recognize life under Stalin in the Soviet Union. plan a project by researching various web sources dealing with Communism, the Soviet Union, and Joseph Stalin.