Theme- Part one
What makes someone a good leader?
A good president?
Roosevelt
Their ability to fix
the economy?
Chruchill
Their ability to keep the
country strong in times
of difficulty?
Benito Mussolini
Their ability to organize
the country-
"make the trains run on time"
What is the best way to judge a leader?
Should we consider mainly the good things they did?
What about the "bad" things?
How do you weigh the two together?
For the theme question- Did anyone consider how well they protect people's rights?
As a leader... what does it mean to have "total" power?
When you gain power as a leader... what happens if the people allow you more and more power what is likely to happen?
Roosevelt, Stalin & Hitler
These guys might have been the most important people in the world during the 1930's and 1940's. They can be compared in many different ways, some interesting, some confusing, some we would even consider insulting.
To start we will compare Hitler's Germany with Stalin's Russia,
then we will see how anyone could possibly compare either of them to the United States.
| russia_v._germany_venn.pdf |
| comparing_soviet_russia_with_nazi_germany.pdf |
Alternative Assignment
1. Describe the rise of Adolf Hitler and Totalitarianism in Germany.
2. How did Adolf Hitler use his secret police to persuade Germans to follow his command?
3. Explain the rise of Communism in Russia.
4. How did Russia become a totalitarian state?
5. Explain “one-party rule” in both Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s Russia.
6. How did the role of private property change in Stalin’s Russia?
7. Create a Venn Diagram comparing Hitler's Germany to Stalin's Russia
