Elements of Totalitarianism

1. Elements of Totalitarianism • Divide your page into 4 sections • Label each section • Police Terror • Indoctrination • Propaganda & Censorship • Religious/Ethnic Persecution • Write a definition for each element • Draw an image that illustrates the element • When you are finished, share your work with your neighbor

2. 1984 Book Cover • Design a book cover for 1984 • Include the title and author • Use images and text that illustrate life under a totalitarian regime • Color the cover • Tape covers on the wall so the class can walk around and look at all the covers. • Vote on the cover that best illustrates all the elements of Totalitarianism

4. Stalin’s Totalitarian State • Industrial policies • Five-Year Plan to promote industrial growth; limited production of consumer goods • Agricultural policies • Established collective farms; eliminated wealthy peasants • Art/religion • Controlled media; censored all forms of creativity; replaced religious teachings with Communist ideals; persecuted the Russian Orthodox Church • Education • Expanded and controlled education at all levels; opened educational opportunities to women • Control methods • Used secret police and violent tactics to crush opposition; launched Great Purge • Propaganda methods • Used indoctrination and art to glorify the Communist state; created state-supported youth groups to train future leaders