Monday- Finished taking test.
Tuesday- Went over Latin America Map. Brian Williams said that he was in a helicopter that got shot at while he was in Iraq. He has taken himself off of the Nightly News for a couple of days. Started group project over communism. Our group has The Theory of Communism- Karl Marx and Practice of Communism.
Wednesday- Worked on group projects. Our group has The Theory of Communism- Karl Marx and the Practice of Communism. We need to include the book definition, a student friendly definition, and give example of counties with communism. We also need a skit to go along with Communism.
Thursday- Dictatorship- Government by a ruler who has complete power.
Hitler was known as the worst dictator of all time. WWII. Friedrich Nietzsche. Holocaust- 11 million people.
Saddam Hussein- Leader of the Iraq (proved effective). Best known dictator in the 21st century. 1973 National Oil. Torture, rape, assassination, and Chemical weapons. Executed: political foes, people of Iraq (200,000 people). Crimes against humanity.
Josef Stalin- "Steel" during Russian Revolution. 3 million killed over policies (control famines). Alliance with Hitler until 1941. Killed 20 million during WWII- Working, children, famine.
Kim Jong II- "Fearless Leader". July 1994, gained power. Esteemed/God-like. Died in 2011 from heart- attack.
Mussolini- Used WWI to come into power. Created the fascist party in Italy. Black Shirts- Mussolini's military. Invaded Ethiopia, Greece, and sent troops to SC War. Killed by the Italians.
Anarchy- A situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation.
Somalia- 1991-2006. Government doesn't have control over the country. Terrorist run the country.
Soviet Union- Late 1980's to early 1900's. Supply products. Not wanted by consumers.
Iceland- Lose control over economy.
Friday-
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