TotalitarianismTotalitarianismCase Study: Stalinist RussiaCase Study: Stalinist Russia

By: Jennifer Y.& Erica T.By: Jennifer Y.& Erica T.

Section 1 – Totalitarianism Review & Background Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin Man of Steel – Joseph Stalin Totalitarianism Similar characteristics of all totalitarian States An Industrial Revolution An Agricultural Revolution

Review & Background Review

Orthodox Marxism Socialism Communism Capitalism

Background Lenin Trotsky and Joseph Stalin Great Depression

Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky

well-educated and cultured

Theories World Revolution Permanent

Revolution Trotskyism

criticized Stalin's theory

Joseph Stalin rough and crude Theories

Socialism in one country

Stalinism broke out from

Trotsky and Lenin

Man of Steel – Joseph Stalin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UH7KjzJwvM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEtHZAxGdkI

Totalitarianism Totalitarianism Stalin builds a totalitarian state.

Stalin’s dream Great Depression

Other totalitarian governments emerged. Germany – Hitler Italy – Mussolini China - Mao Zedong North Korea - Kim Il Sung

Result of Totalitarianism

Similar characteristics of all totalitarian States Dictatorship and One-Party Rule Dynamic Leader Ideology State Control Over All Sectors of Society State Control Over the Individual Dependence on Modern Technology Organized Violence

An Industrial Revolution 1st and 2nd Five-Year

Plan set impossibly high

quotas Government controlled

the worker's life. made impressive gains. agricultural nation →

industrial nation

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An Agricultural Revolution 1st and 2nd Five-Year

Plan Collective farms Resistances of

peasants Kulaks development

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Section2 – Weapons of and daily life under totalitarianism

Police Terror Indoctrination and Propaganda Censorship Religious Persecution Comparing Revolutions Soviet Women Education

Police Terror Used terror and violence to stop the opposition No privacy GREAT PURGE: campaign of terror. Eliminate whoever got in Stalin’s way 1939; ended the great purge Historians said that Stalin is responsible for all

deaths

Indoctrination and Propaganda Indoctrination: Instruction in the government’s

beliefs. Propaganda: biased or incomplete information

used to sway people to accept certain beliefs or actions.

ART was used for Propaganda Socialist realism: Artistic style that praised Soviet life and communist values.

Censorship Stalin wouldn’t tolerate individual creativity that

threatened the conformity and obedience required of citizens in a totalitarian state.

Controlled ALL medias No privacy Even children were supposed to tell the

government about what they heard from their family.

Religious Persecution Ideals of communism The Russian Orthodox church was the main

target of persecution. Other religions also suffered. Destroyed religion

Comparing Revolutions Russian Revolution was similar to French

revolution. Both wanted to destroy social and political

structures. Included Violence, and terrorism. French=monarchy, Russia=totalitarian.

Soviet Women Equal rights Under 5year plans, they were forced to join the

labor force. Educational opportunities. Medicine was popular. 1950: There were 75% of women Soviet doctors Job, child, and housework. Motherhood was a patriotic duty.

Pictures

Pilots

Doctors

Soldiers

Education Controlled all education. College professors and students who went

against the communist party lost their jobs or faced imprisonment.

Needed many skilled workers.

Sources http://pamolson.org/TransSibMoscow.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d

/dc/Hammer_and_sickle.png http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UH7KjzJwvM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEtHZAxGdkI