Friday 26th: 10 Topic - New Economic Policy

Learning Objectives: Be able to explain how the civil war lead to the development of the New Economic Policy and the features of that policy.

1. Submit: Formal Assignment

2. We will also discuss post-civil war USSR:
- slides
- notes organizer

- we will go over this review timeline 

3. Group Critical Thinking Activity: Read in De Marco p. 52 - 53
a What were the main characteristics of "War Communism" and what impact did it have?
b.Why would the communists consider such measures necessary?
c. What were the demands and results of the Kronstadt mutiny?
d.How was Lenin's New Economic Policy an adaptation or even corruption of Marxism?

4. Russian Revolution in Colour - last half hour.

Wednesday 1st:
1. The death of Lenin - Lenin's Testament (Need 10 minutes to finish next day)

Thursday 2nd:
1 Topic - Stalin's Industrialization of the USSR
Learning Objectives: Be able to explain how Stalin took power in the Soviet Union, his plans to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union, and the consequences of this rapid industrialization on the people.

1. Intro to Stalin - video - Stalin (1992) first 30 min
2. Today's Notes: "Stalin in Charge"
- slides
- notes organizer
3. Video Resource
 - answer these questions during the video:
 a. How was each 5 year plan a success or failure?
 b. What were the drawbacks to this rapid change?
 c. How were opponents or challengers to Stalin’s power dealt with?

Friday 3rd
2 Topic - Stalin Transforms the USSR - Collectivization

Learning Objectives: Be able to explain the successes and failures of Stalin's collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union. Be able to explain the human cost of this development.

1. Today's Notes Topic: "Collectivization"
- slides
- notes organizer

2. Video Resource: Apocalypse Stalin

3. Class Critical Thinking Activity:
- read Global Forces pages 78-79, complete questions 2 and 3
- Could Collectivization have been completed by any other means?
- Why was Collectivization so much less successful than the industrialization?

3. We may watch some supporting video
4. Homework

Read De Marco - page 60 - 61
Do Exercise 4 a,b
(also) 1. What was the government response to peasant resistance?
2. What gains were made in production and machinery.
Read: Global Forces - p. 76 - 77 Collectivization of Agriculture.
3. Who was a Kulak?
4. It is likely that how many people perished during collectivization?

Monday 6th:

1. Discussion: – "Stalin’s Purges”

- slides
- notes organizer
2. Homework:
Read DeMarco, the excerpt on the purges p. 62 - 63
1. It is estimated that how many people were eliminated in Stalin's purges
2. What incident gave Stalin the excuse to launch his purges?
3. Who were some prominent victims of the "show trials"
4. What proportion of the army was purged and what impact was this to have?
Read : De Marco p.113 - 114 p. 114
Do : Exercise 1 a, b, c, d

Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th:

1. Work on Formal Assignment. - Due Friday 10th.