Monday, February 11th
AGENDA
• #1 - Get out Stalin Video Notes
• Stalin’s Russification and War on religion
• Vocab – Command Economy
• Vocab – Totalitarianism & wrap up notes
• Collect Stalin Video Notes
Essential Questions:
• #10 – How did Stalin turn the USSR into a totalitarian state based on
fear? Explain at least two of the following in your answer: Stalin’s
terror tactics, Russification, and war on religion (T)
• #6 – Identify at least three ways a totalitarian state attempts to
control society (Gov)
Russification
Stalin’s control of Cultural life
• Make the nation’s culture
more RUSSIAN
• Only Russian language used
• Appointed Russians to high
ranks
War on Religion
Basis of War on Religion
• Marxist belief that
there was no god
• Communism became
the new religion
–Stalin & Lenin the
gods
–Communist
Manifesto the bible
Command Economy
USSR = Союз Советских Социалистических Республик|r
Historical Vocabulary Word:
Command Economy
System
in which government
officials make all basic
economic decisions
Teacher’s Explanation:
My Graphic Representation:
My Meaning:
Command Economy
synonyms
Controlled economy, planned economy,
communism
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=d8ivuSUfTg4j
Stop at 4:31
Word used in sentences
• Noun: Collective farming was one
element of Stalin’s command
economy of the USSR.
Totalitarianism
Historical Vocabulary Word:
Totalitarianism
Teacher’s Explanation:
My Meaning:
Government in which a
one-party dictatorship
regulates every aspect
of citizen’s lives.
My Graphic Representation:
Relevant Example:
Relevant Non-Example:
Totalitarianism Synonyms
absolutism, authoritarianism,
autocracy, dictatorship, one-partysystem, unlimited rule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm
jpaQydh2Q
Word Used In A Sentence
• Hitler was the totalitarian leader
of Germany, who used secret
police to silence opposition.
Totalitarian State
Government
that takes total,
centralized
state control
over every
aspect of public
and private life
Joseph Stalin
Totalitarian State
KEY TRAITS:
Dictator – has absolute authority
Strong Leader – Helps unite people, gets them to pledge their loyalty & uncritical support
Set of beliefs – Glorifies the goals of the state
State Control over all parts of life – Business, family life, labor, youth groups, housing, religion,
education, the arts
State Control of Individual – Demands total obedience & personal sacrifice to state
Use of mass communication – radios, loudspeakers used to spread propaganda
Organized violence – use police terror put down opposition
Command Economy
Government makes all economic decisions
Five Year Plans:
Goal : Rapid Growth in Industry
& Defense
Focus on the Production
Steel
Coal
Oil
Electricity
Limits on the goods
people need
Shortage
Housing
Food
Clothing
Total Control of Workers
Government decides
workers:
Jobs & Hours
Monitored
by Secret
Police
Agricultural Revolution
Government took all private Farms
Collective Farms
Forced Labor
Resistance
5-10 million deaths
Millions shipped to Siberia
Methods of Control
Police Terror & Secret Police
The Great Purge 1939
Eliminated anyone who threatened Stalin’s
power
8-13 million deaths
Propaganda
Information or
material spread
to advance a
cause or to
damage an
opponent’s cause
Propaganda
Purpose: Mold People’s
Minds
Ideals of Communism
Sacrifice for Communism
Importance of Hardwork
Wonderful leadership of
Stalin
Censorship
No religion – Only Communism