Review Exam 2 SOCIAL 30-1 MCCLUNG You still need to remember all the philosophers. What were their ideas? Classical Liberalism Why did classical liberalism develop? What is classical liberalism? What were the problems with it? (remember the industrial revolution) You need to remember all the information from the first exam - go over all your notes.
Rise of Totalitarianism Communism Fascism Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, suspendisse nulla, rhoncus temp placerat fermentum Use this page to jot down everything you remember about communism right now. Then continue studying. compare the information you knew with the information in the following study pages.
The Rise of Communism The First Revolution 1905 Look at the information on pages 164 and 165 of your text and/or 134 in World history to answer the following questions. 1. Describe the suffering endured by the industrial workers of Europe in 1905. 2. W h a t s p e c i fi c a s p e c t s o f economic liberalism were the Russian workers reacting to? 3. What was the response of Czar Nicholas II to the demonstration at the Winter Palace in January 1905? In November 1917, Lenin initiated the Bolshevik seizure of power and became head of the first Soviet government. The first years of his government were spent fighting civil war and establishing a communist society in Russia. Use your notes, pages 168 to 172 of your text and/or pages 70 to 81 of Global forces. 1. Describe the situation in Russia in 1917 that caused the people to want change. 4. What was the significance of Bloody Sunday? 2. Read Lenin s quote at the top of page 170. What did Lenin mean by: The Russian worker is bowed under a double yoke? 5. How did the events of Bloody Sunday help lead to the 1917 revolution? 3. Describe how World War I contributed to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
4. Explain how the beliefs of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin differed regarding the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Libero purus sodales mauris, eu vehicula lectus velit nec velit 5. During the course of the Russian Civil War, Lenin and the Bolsheviks attempted to rapidly transform Russia into a communist society. Beginning in 1918, they introduced a group of policies known as war communism. Use the quote by Sheldon L. Richman to identify those characteristics of war communism. 6. a) Why did Lenin introduce the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1921? b) What aspects of the New Economic Policy reflect classical liberalism? c) What aspects of the NEP reflect collectivism? Watch Commanding Heights: The Battle of Ideas. It is found on the class website and at the website: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1466397368167658753 Timeframe 15:19 7. Why was Lenin being Criticized? 8. What are the commanding heights of the economy? 9. What is Marxism-Leninism? What is Central Planning?
Stalin Joseph Stalin came to power after the death of Lenin in 1924. One of his first actions to continue the transformation of Soviet society into a true communist state was to centralize economic planning and to implement a series of five year plans. The Great Purge 1. What was the purpose of the five year plans? What was the great purge? 2. How and why was collectivization implemented? How is this similar to Hitler s actions? 3. How did the Kulaks feel about collectivization? Why was Stalin worried about Trotsky? 4. In what way was Stalin s persecution of the people of Ukraine a rejection of liberalism?
Stalin Describes Communism Read carefully the feature Investigation: Stalin Explains Communism on page 184. Joseph Stalin was interviewed by the American Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia in 1927. The interview was printed in the Soviet publication Pravda. Pravda translated into English means truth. Do you consider Stalin s interview the truth? Explain. This picture is not real but is awesome Before After Stalin with Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov at his right Stalin with Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov removed after great purge Leon Trotsky and Lev Kamenev are in front of the pulpit on the right. Trotsky and Kamenev are removed from the image During the political purges of Stalin, many images of soviet leaders were edited to remove individuals and past leaders of the revolution from public knowledge and textbooks. How was this was an attempt to control the interpretation of history?
Fascism 1. How did the Treaty of Versailles help lead to the rise of the Nazi party? Study carefully the data found in Figure 5-9 on page 174 and answer the question that follows. These charts show the number of deputies elected to the Reichstag according to political party, and the rate of unemployment during the same period. 2. What correlation can you see between these statistics? Treaty of Versailles Review the eight terms of the Treaty of Versailles found on pages 172-173. Place these terms in rank order as to how influential you feel they were to promoting resentment amongst the citizens of Germany. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Read the feature Get to the Source: The Program of the Nazi Party on page 176 and answer th following questions. In 1919, Adolf Hitler joined the German Worker s Party, which changed its name to the National Socialist Workers Party (the NSDAP, commonly known as the Nazi Party) in 1920. The party program of the NSDAP was proclaimed on February 24, 1920, by Adolf Hitler at the first large party gathering in Munich. The national socialist philosophy was summarized in 25 points. The list found on page 176 of your textbook includes 10 representative points of the program. What are the Nazi Party s views on.. a) who can be a German citizen? List the numbered point(s) in support of your response. b) the role of the citizen in the new Germany? List the numbered point(s) in support of your response. c) the role of the state in the new Germany? List the numbered point(s) in support of your response. d) Which of these points shock you the most?
Totalitarianism vs. Liberalism How was communism a rejection of liberalism? How was fascism a rejection of liberalism? How was fascism a rejection of communism?
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Also known as the Russo-Nazi Pact or Nazi-Soviet Pact These two competing ideologies partnered up temporarily. Why? How did it end?