1. DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY 1) Write: Date: 01/21/11 , Topic: Stalin 2) Next line, write “ Opener #10 ” and then: 1) Write 1 high + 1 low in last 24 hours 2) Rate your understanding of yesterday: lost < 1-5 > too easy (3 is perfect) 3) Respond to the Opener by writing at least 1 sentences about : Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND Summary of the clip OR/AND Announcements: None

3. Agenda 1) Russian Revolution 2) Stalin Introduction Why am I learning this? 1) Why was Communism a threat? Reminder 1) Bring new notebook

4. Focusing and Awareness Practice 1) Breath in, hold, exhale 2) Stop, notice yourself head to toe 3) Close eyes, listen to your thoughts 4) Open your eyes, notice around you

5. Team Quiz (10 Points) Discuss the following questions with your group. Make sure everyone understands how to answer it. Once the quiz paper is passed out, everyone individually writes their own responses. No talking once we start writing. 1 paper will be graded from each group ( 10 points ). Prepare now. Ask Mr. Chiang only if no one in your team knows. When writing, use sentences! 1) How is capitalism, socialism, and communism different? 2) Why were capitalist nations so threatened by communism and why does communism spread so quickly? 3) Why must communist countries have a dictatorial government? 4) Why did Lenin who promised freedom to those who disagreed with communism turn to violently crush the opposition?

6. Review 1) Capitalism : Resources are privately owned. 2) Socialism : Some resources are privately owned, some is owned by the gov (supported by taxes) 3) Communism : All resources are owned by the ppl (community land controlled by gov) 4) Karl Marx(1818-1883) : In Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, argued that working class needs to revolt and take control. 5) WWI (1914-1918) : UK/France/Russia/US vs. Germany/Austria/Ottomons (Turkey). Russian ppl devastated by lack of supplies. 6) Russian Revolution (1917) : Russians overthrow tsar, and pull out of WWI

7. 3) February Revolution (1917) : Kerensky leads temp gov, stay in WWI , push moderate reform 4) Soviets : Clubs promoting socialism or commun a) Mensheviks : Larger group wanted gradual reform through new laws ( a bit more extreme than UK ) b) Bolsheviks : Complete reform needed, led by small group of purist, all led by Lenin ( Communism )

8. 5) Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) : Fights for revolution a) Promised “ Peace, Land, Bread ” (communism) b) Communism only secure with a global revolution 6) Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) : Helped Lenin, organized military , also believed global revolution

9. 7) Red Guard : Armed supporters of the Bolsheviks 8) October Revolution (1917) : Red Guard take over capitol with help of a navy cruiser a) Pulls out of WWI (gives up lot of land) b) Gives factories over to the workers c) Gives land over to the peasants 9) Russian Civil War (1918-1922) : a) Reds : Bolsheviks supporting communism b) Whites : Mensheviks, tsarists, democrats, UK/US 10) USSR (1922) : Russia becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics a) Opposition have freedom + gov representation b) Year Later: Freedom restricted, opposition arrested/expelled/killed under justification that USSR was under attack by internal enemies

10. Notes #9b , Title: “ USSR Notes ” 1) Communist Party (CPSU) : CPSU controlled gov (despite Constitution that says ppl control gov) a) CPSU membership limited b) CPSU ran secret police , punish opposition c) CPSU had party officials (commissars) embedded in military to ensure loyalty 2) New Economic Policy (NEP, 1921) : Gov taking all production led to production drop, esp in farming , NEP allowed ppl to keep some profits (bring back some capitalism)

11. 3) Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) : Ambition CPSU leader, outmaneuvers (later kills) Trotsky after Lenin a) Thought focus need be on USSR, not global re b) Power hungry, ruthless, paranoid leader

13. Journ #10a , Title “ Communism Reading ” 3 Test Questions Come From this Reading Read and answer: 1) What is communism and which areas become communists? 2) What is Marx and Engles view on history? 3) What does Marx and Engles say about socialism? 4) What does Marx and Engles say (or not say) about the final plan for Communism? 5) Who is Lenin, what did he do? 6) Who is Stalin, what did he do?

14. Journ #10b , Title “ Video: Stalin ” 1) Copy Source Title: History Channel 2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion ( include their name at the end ). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work Sections

15. Notes #10a , Title: “ Stalin Notes ” 1) Command Economy : Stalin believed gov must direct every economic and business decisions a) Allows fast growth in targeted areas b) Creates surplus/shortages as gov misdirects c) Punished if quotas not met, focus on quantity, not quality ( shortages on goods not gov requested ) 2) 5 Year Plans : Stalin creates 5 yr plans in large factories and farming to catch USSR up (Ironically, labor unions+striking was a socialist tool in capitalist countries, CPSU banned them)

16. “ Defend the USSR”

17. “ Lets accomplish great deeds.”

18. “ Beware of the wheel!”

19. 3) Collectives : Peasants land taken away to create giant farms to create efficiency in scale (Ironically, poor swapped land lords for CPSU) a) Terror Famine (1932-1933) : To punish farmers that resisted collectivization, Stalin took all their crops , leading to 5-8 million deaths

20. &quot;Please, Uncle Do Take Me to Kharkiv.&quot; &quot;We have neither bread nor anything else to eat. Dad is completely exhausted from hunger and is lying on the bench, unable to get on his feet. Mother is blind from the hunger and cannot see in the least. So I have to guide her when she has to go outside. Please Uncle, do take me to Kharkiv, because I, too, will die from hunger. Please do take me, please. I'm still young and I want so much to live a while. Here I will surely die, for every one else is dying ...&quot;

21. Journ #10c , “ Command Economy Debate ” 1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write which you choose and explain why . 2) Then write down what your partner thinks ( include their name at the end ). 1 2 3 4 5 CON: Command Economy Doesn’t Work 1) Gov can’t possibly known all the little details like a private biz owner 2) Private biz owners being selfish will work harder, thereby make the nation stronger PRO: Command Economy Works 1) Gov can focus a country’s resources to speed development 2) Private biz focuses on their own profits, gov focuses on national prosperity and security

22. Notes #10bb , Title: “ USSR Notes ” 4) State Terrorism : Stalin would use secret police to monitor, arrest/kill opposition (never knew if being watched or who would report you) 5) Great Purge (1934) : Stalin paranoid of internal threats, arrest/kills ¾ CPSU officials, ½ military officers, well known writers and scientists (destruction of leadership will be costly in WW2) 6) Propaganda : Gov promotion of specific ideas a) Stalin music and art placed across country b) Schools ( which were free ) taught Stalin worship ( cult of personality ) c) Censorship of all media (news/books/films)

25. 7) Religious and Ethnic Restrictions : a) Russian Orthodox Church was shut down b) Minorities were “ russified ,” forced to be “Russian” ( These will break away during the fall of the USSR, 1991 ) 8) CPSU Benefits : a) Women and minorities more equality b) Everyone had schools , housing , + healthcare .

27. “ Religion is the enemy of industrialization.”

28. “ Down with kitchen slavery.”

29. “ Our children must not have diarrhea.”

30. Journ #10c , Title “ Video: Stalin ” 1) Copy Source Title: History Channel 2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion ( include their name at the end ). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work Sections

31. Journ #10d , Title “ Video: Shostakovich ” 1) Copy Source Title: Keeping Score 2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion ( include their name at the end ). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work Sections

32. Journal #10e , Title “ Life in Stalin’s Russia-20 Points ” Roles: Slip dialogue writer, Graphic artist, Filler, Reseacher (using laptop) 1) Write down your role. 2) Take draft sketches/notes on scenes 3-X) Record partner’s answer (include their name) Friday: Work graphic novel+song, gallery show on Monday (20 Points). Art work must be done Friday

33. STEPS 1) Panel 1 : Title Page Mimicking the Dummies cover . 2) Panel 2-7 : Use notes and the film to pick out 3 methods of controlling people. 1 slide explain the method + 1 slide visual for that method. 3) Panel 8 : Briefly describe who is Stalin + pick out some Stalin quotes (include some visuals on this last panel). Fold the booklet like shown on the board and create a Dummies Guide “ Totally Control Your People ”

34. Homework: 1) Study today’s notes + journal sections for a possible journal quiz . 2) Bring new notebook Journal Check: If your name is called, drop off your journal with Mr. Chiang ( if requested, points lost if your journal is not turned in )