The Rise of Totalitarianism and WWII · 1929 – 1945
Stalinism in the USSR
Collectivization, Five-Year Plans, and the Great Purge.
Key Questions
- 1How did Stalin's "Socialism in One Country" differ from Trotsky's vision?
- 2What were the human costs of rapid industrialization?
- 3How does a totalitarian state maintain control through terror and propaganda?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.His.1.9-12C3: D2.Eco.1.9-12
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: World History II
Unit: The Rise of Totalitarianism and WWII
Period: 1929 – 1945
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