TOTALITARIAN SOCRATIC SEMINAR

PART I

THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How did Totalitarian leaders use their power to influence people?

How did these leaders influence the political, social, and economic role of their country in the world?

Compare the totalitarian regimes of Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin. Evaluate the rise to power, foreign policy, and common characteristics of these totalitarian regimes.

THE RISE OF TOTALITARIANISM…BACKGROUND READING

Let’s review the rise of:Mussolini and ItalyStalin and the Soviet UnionHitler and Nazi Germany

CRITERIA OF TOTALITARIAN REGIMES

Look back at the following resources: Totalitarian Dictators Lecture Guide

From Lenin to Stalin Lecture Guide

The Rise of Hitler & Mussolini Lecture Guide

Brainstorm (verbally) examples of how Totalitarian Dictators were able to control people using the following strategies…

IndoctrinationPropagandaCensorshipTerrorCharismaOne Party RuleEconomic ControlExtreme Nationalism

EVALUATING “RISE TO POWER”

Read “Ascent of the Dictators”How did Totalitarian Dictators exhibit their increasing control over people and their country?

Think: Which criteria of Totalitarian Dictators did they use? How did they use it?

Use this information to complete Part I

EVALUATING “AGGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY”

Read “Aggressive Foreign Policy”Underline the key phrases which reflect the aggressive foreign policies of the totalitarian states.

Think: What are Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union doing to other countries?

Use this information to complete Part I

TOTALITARIANTIMELINEUsing your book and the provided readings, match the events by writing the appropriate number in the correct box. You may also refer to the Map of Europe (1939).

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PART II

PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS

MAP OF AFRICA 1939

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PART III

COMPARING REGIMES & FINDING EVIDENCE

Your ultimate goal is to be able to discuss your knowledge and opinions and those of your peers in response to the essential questions in a Socratic Seminar.

Review Questions (top of prep handout)How to consolidate your information and use it as evidence in your discussion (Part III of your handout)

Review Rules & Rubric