1. Background prior to coming to power (Stalin- born with two toes together and face was damaged by small pox when he was little, born in Georgia(not us)) (M-he went to jail for violence. got expelled from school from stabbing someone with a pen knife. worked in elementary school. he went to catholic school. he was in the socialist party. got involved in fasict party.)(R-went to Harvard, law degree, worked at new york city law firm, Governor of new York, ran for vice president unsuccessfully, got poliyo)(C-in the army, didn't get along with family, struggled in school, had a lisp, got involved in government)
2. How they came to power (Stalin- power struggle, Lenin died, rises through the ranks)(M-the king wanted someone who would be strong against communism.)(R-won election and beat hoover 1932)(C-was elected prime minister in 1939-45 then again in 1951-55)
3. Once in power, how did they change their country, both positive and negative (Stalin-1927, industrialization, a lot of people had died from starvation, Collectivization-trying to make farms into one big farm. 5 year plan-hope to improve. Great Purges-he started killing anyone who he couldn't trust in the government or in the military)(M-made country more efficient. established fascism (militarism, nationalism, imperialism) nothing agaisnt the state outside the state nothing above the state-country is number one. invaded ethiopia. Rome Berlin Axis.)(R-new deal programs, AAA, SCA, CCC, NYA, WPA, PWA, FDIC, SCC, HOLC, spent a lot, called a comunist)
4. What was their role in World War II (Stalin-Nazi Germany non alliance pack.Invade Poland. Trade together. Trying to survive against Nazi. Burned everything of the enemy's. Scorched Earth Policy)(M-played second fiddler to Hitler.)(R-newtralade, didn't want to be involved, Pearl Harbor Dec 7th,1941, dec 8th is when they declared war)
5. How they lost power(Stalin-he died of a stroke 1953. Destalinization) (M-was shot, spat upon, stoned, hanged and drug around town.)(R-death)(C-resigned,he lost election to Attlee)
We will discuss #2 and #3 in class in more depth after each video.
Go here for notes on Mussolini, Stalin and Hitler.
Go here for notes on Japan.
Stalin-USSR Allied
killed 20-60 million
Great Purges-killed anyone he couldn't trust
Nationalization-government took over buildings
Collectivization-government took over farms
5 Year Plan-hope to set up goals to increase agriculture and industrial outcome of the country
Industrialization-build more factories, if they wanted to be more successful
Non aggression pack (hilter and stalin) 1) trade pact 2) agreement not to fight one another 3)agreement to invade Poland
Invade Poland/Finland/ect- September 1st, 1939. They lost that land during WW1.
Hilter Breaks Non-Aggression Pact- Summer of June 1941. USSR. Lebensraum (living space) operation Barbarosa.
Scorched Earth Policy-soviets burned everything so the enemy couldn't take it.
Leningrad/ Moscow/ Stalingrad- Germans bomarded it(winter)/ never got to it/90% of city controlled.
The end-Berlin-soviets were in berlin before we were. May 8, 1945
Cold War- 45-91
Mussolini-Italy Axis
Hitler-Germany
Holocaust
Invasion of:
1)Poland 9-1-31
2)Belgium, Lux, Neth-spring early summer 1940
3)Denark Norway (Blitzkrie) spring early summer 1940
4)France-june 1940
5)Battle of Britain- later 1940
6)USSR-lebensraum- leningrod, moscow, stalingrad long supply lines, russian winter-June 1941
7)Berline-the end-May 8th, 1945-V E Day
8)Germany-split into two
https://docs.google.com/a/hcsdcyclones.com/document/d/1lcXli1C0n_e7... Hitler Notes
FDR-US alli 32-36-40-44
1) Neutrality-designed to keep us out of war
2) Pearl Harbor- Dec 7th, 1941-Dec 8th, 1941-Dec 11th, 1941 Germany declared war on us-Back Door to War
3) Pacific War- island hopping (hit an island and skip over island)-Dec to June 1942. Atomic bombs August 1945
4)Africa 1942-1943
5)Italy yes they surrender but no they were hard to invade 43,44,45
6)D-Day invaded france june 6th 1944
7)Yalta Conference-germany split into 4 (france, britain, germany, us)
8) The end-Death may 8th 1945. died a month before end of war
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