MWH p.415-420
How successful was Mao Zedong in dealing with China's problems?
a. Problems facing Mao
1.the contry was devastated after the war with Japan
2.Industry was backward
3.Control and organize a vast country with a population of over 600 million
b. the constitution of 1950
1. who/what had authority for all the main decisions?
the NPC
2. who was eligible to be elected?
communist party members
c. Agricultural changes - what were the two steps taken to collectivize Chinese peasants?
1.land was taken from large landowners and redristributed among the peasants
2.peasants were persuaded to join together in cooperative farms in order to increase food production
d. Industrial changes
1. who helped and was the model?
the russians
2. what evidence of success was there?
i.full communications had been restored
ii.inflation was under control
e. the Hundred Flowers campaign
i. what was a cadre?
group who organized the masses politicaly and economically
ii. why might the cadres be threatened by technicians and engineers?
they represented a new authority
iii. what was the solution?
the hundred flowers campaign
iv. how did that work out for the government?
it backfired
f. Summarize the two main features of the Great Leap Forward:
1.
The introduction of communes.
2.
A complete change of emphasis in industry.
3. what was the short term effect of the Great Leap Forward?
i.
some opposition in the communes
ii.
a series of bad harvests
iii.
withdrawl of all russian aid
4. what was the long term effect of the Great Leap Forward?
i.
agricultural and industrial production increased substantially
ii.
the population was fed without famine
iii.
the communes were succesful
g. the Cultural Revolution
1. briefly summarize the differences between the right wing and left wing views within the Party:
RIGHT-incentives were necessary for communes, the technitions should replace the cadres
LEFT-the maoists:pure marxism, the cadres should remain
2. who carried out the Cultural Revolution?
Mao and the youthful red gaurds
3. briefly describe the activities which made up the Cultural Revolution:
the red gaurds went totally out of control, attacking anyone with authority, mao called tehm back ina and blamed his adversaries and the red gaurd leaders for the chaos
4. what was the impact of the Cultural Revolution?
the economy lost ten years of developement but it recovered a little in the 70s
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
IRL8
http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Digital_Documents/Holocaust/HitlerWillGeneralIntelligence.pdf
This is a United States' record of Hitler's will, and I am specifically looking at the My Political Statement section. I think this source is one of the best way's to get an idea of what Hitler thought about his rule as a single party state, from his last words. It indicates what caused his rise, what accomplishments did he consider significant during his rule, what has really been going through his mind that would cause him to make the decisions he did. I had no idea that he actually held the Jews responsible for everything, I always thought he simply selected them as a common enemy to unite the people, but this document definitely supports the idea that Hitler genuinely held the Jewish population responsible for everything. Also, he provides some insight into his negotiations with England and the fact that he found the systematic killing of the Holocaust more humane than war. He really thought that after all this Germany was going to go down in history as a glorious nation. My limitations are possible tampering or censorship of the document by the US government and the fact that Hitler may have intended his will to portray Germany a little more gloriously than it actually was because this is his final will and testament.
This is a United States' record of Hitler's will, and I am specifically looking at the My Political Statement section. I think this source is one of the best way's to get an idea of what Hitler thought about his rule as a single party state, from his last words. It indicates what caused his rise, what accomplishments did he consider significant during his rule, what has really been going through his mind that would cause him to make the decisions he did. I had no idea that he actually held the Jews responsible for everything, I always thought he simply selected them as a common enemy to unite the people, but this document definitely supports the idea that Hitler genuinely held the Jewish population responsible for everything. Also, he provides some insight into his negotiations with England and the fact that he found the systematic killing of the Holocaust more humane than war. He really thought that after all this Germany was going to go down in history as a glorious nation. My limitations are possible tampering or censorship of the document by the US government and the fact that Hitler may have intended his will to portray Germany a little more gloriously than it actually was because this is his final will and testament.
IBSL2 SGQ7
QWs:
Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of one left wing and one right wing single-party ruler.
Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
In what ways did one ruler of a single-party state try to use education to support his regime?
MWH 369-378
3. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's political problems?
a. What were Russia's political problems?
i.
the government was unpopular
ii.
Stalin needed a new constitution to consolidate his power
iii.
some provinces wanted independence
b. The Purges and Great Terror
i. What were the "purges"?
Politburo sought to get rid of its less loyal members
ii. How were the purges justified?
1.
people called for the removal of Stalin
2.
there was an assassination attempt iii. What was the Great Terror? How was it carried out?
c. What was the purpose of the 1936 constitution? How did it work in practice?
it was supposed to establish democracy but it was just an illusion
d. What was Stalin's two part approach for holding the union together?
i.
allow the provinces their own cultures
ii.
Moscow was still the supreme power and could use force if necessary
4. What was everyday life and culture like under Stalin? a. Why was life hard?
i. food
in short supply, bad harvest leads to famine
ii. housing
increasing urban population leads to a housing shortage
iii. the nomenklatura
government officials had become the new bourgeoisie
b. What signs of improvement were there?
i.
no more rations
ii.
people took better care of themselves
iii.
leisure facilities
iv.
sanitation
c. The state, women, and the family
i. Why was life hard for women?
1.
women were being abandoned by the men
2.
they had to work and raise the children
ii. What two goals did the government have for women?
1.
get them into the workforce
2.
create the family units
iii. What policies did the government adopt towards women?
1.
provision of nurseries
2.
abortion was banned
3.
women got benefits when on maternity leave
iv. What was life like for upper-class or well-educated women?
they took care of their homes and led culturednes campaigns
d. Education
i. What improvements were made to education?
1.
expansion of free mass education
2.
literacy skyrocketed
ii. What were some of the goals of education?
1.
increase literacy
2.
create good little communist from all the children
e. Religion
i. Was was the Communist view of religion?
they support atheism
ii. What actions did the government take towards religious organizations?
Lenin attacked the orthodox church, but after his death the government was more tolerant, until the priest started opposing collectivisation and then Stalin launched an anti religion campaign, they finally settled their differences in WWII
iii. What was the people's reaction to those policies/actions?
the young saw the church as harmful, but people got upset over Stalin's campaign
f. Literature and theater
used as propaganda tools against the bourgeoisie
g. Art, architecture, and music
limited in content by the communist party
h. The cinema
Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of one left wing and one right wing single-party ruler.
Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
In what ways did one ruler of a single-party state try to use education to support his regime?
MWH 369-378
3. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's political problems?
a. What were Russia's political problems?
i.
the government was unpopular
ii.
Stalin needed a new constitution to consolidate his power
iii.
some provinces wanted independence
b. The Purges and Great Terror
i. What were the "purges"?
Politburo sought to get rid of its less loyal members
ii. How were the purges justified?
1.
people called for the removal of Stalin
2.
there was an assassination attempt iii. What was the Great Terror? How was it carried out?
c. What was the purpose of the 1936 constitution? How did it work in practice?
it was supposed to establish democracy but it was just an illusion
d. What was Stalin's two part approach for holding the union together?
i.
allow the provinces their own cultures
ii.
Moscow was still the supreme power and could use force if necessary
4. What was everyday life and culture like under Stalin? a. Why was life hard?
i. food
in short supply, bad harvest leads to famine
ii. housing
increasing urban population leads to a housing shortage
iii. the nomenklatura
government officials had become the new bourgeoisie
b. What signs of improvement were there?
i.
no more rations
ii.
people took better care of themselves
iii.
leisure facilities
iv.
sanitation
c. The state, women, and the family
i. Why was life hard for women?
1.
women were being abandoned by the men
2.
they had to work and raise the children
ii. What two goals did the government have for women?
1.
get them into the workforce
2.
create the family units
iii. What policies did the government adopt towards women?
1.
provision of nurseries
2.
abortion was banned
3.
women got benefits when on maternity leave
iv. What was life like for upper-class or well-educated women?
they took care of their homes and led culturednes campaigns
d. Education
i. What improvements were made to education?
1.
expansion of free mass education
2.
literacy skyrocketed
ii. What were some of the goals of education?
1.
increase literacy
2.
create good little communist from all the children
e. Religion
i. Was was the Communist view of religion?
they support atheism
ii. What actions did the government take towards religious organizations?
Lenin attacked the orthodox church, but after his death the government was more tolerant, until the priest started opposing collectivisation and then Stalin launched an anti religion campaign, they finally settled their differences in WWII
iii. What was the people's reaction to those policies/actions?
the young saw the church as harmful, but people got upset over Stalin's campaign
f. Literature and theater
used as propaganda tools against the bourgeoisie
g. Art, architecture, and music
limited in content by the communist party
h. The cinema
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
IBSL2 SGQ6
QWs:
Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of one left wing and one right wing single-party ruler.
Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
In what ways did one ruler of a single-party state try to use education to support his regime?
MWH 361-368
1. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's economic problems?
a. What were Russia's economic problems?
production from heavy industry was still surprisingly low, more food would have to be produced
b. What were the Five Year Plans?
Stalin's plans, designed to stimulate the industrial expansion
i. How were they carried out?
They got the money from harsh taxes but rewarded the people with medals for hard work
ii. How successful were they? (Provide hard facts as evidence!)
They were successful in improving industry because the targets were so ridiculously high, but the people suffered under the brutal pace
c. What does collectivization mean?
small farms are merged to form kolkhozs
i. How was it carried out?
through brute force of armies of party members
ii. How successful was it? (Provide hard facts as evidence!)
it was a disaster, the plan was met with strong resistance by peasants of all stances and many were sent to labour camps, shot, or destroyed their own farms
2. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's political problems?
a. What were Russia's political problems?
i. the government was unpopular
ii. he needed to reconsolidate his power
iii. some non-Russian parts of the country wanted independence
b. The Purges and Great Terror
i. What were the "purges"?
Politburo sought to get rid of its less loyal members
ii. How were the purges justified?
1. people called for the removal of Stalin
2. the was an assassination attempt
iii. What was the Great Terror? How was it carried out?
the imprisonment of millions suspected of treason
c. What was the purpose of the 1936 constitution? How did it work in practice?
it was supposed to establish democracy but it was just an illusion
d. What was Stalin's two part approach for holding the union together?
i. allow the provinces their own cultures
ii. Moscow was still the supreme power and could use force if necessary
Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of one left wing and one right wing single-party ruler.
Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
In what ways did one ruler of a single-party state try to use education to support his regime?
MWH 361-368
1. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's economic problems?
a. What were Russia's economic problems?
production from heavy industry was still surprisingly low, more food would have to be produced
b. What were the Five Year Plans?
Stalin's plans, designed to stimulate the industrial expansion
i. How were they carried out?
They got the money from harsh taxes but rewarded the people with medals for hard work
ii. How successful were they? (Provide hard facts as evidence!)
They were successful in improving industry because the targets were so ridiculously high, but the people suffered under the brutal pace
c. What does collectivization mean?
small farms are merged to form kolkhozs
i. How was it carried out?
through brute force of armies of party members
ii. How successful was it? (Provide hard facts as evidence!)
it was a disaster, the plan was met with strong resistance by peasants of all stances and many were sent to labour camps, shot, or destroyed their own farms
2. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's political problems?
a. What were Russia's political problems?
i. the government was unpopular
ii. he needed to reconsolidate his power
iii. some non-Russian parts of the country wanted independence
b. The Purges and Great Terror
i. What were the "purges"?
Politburo sought to get rid of its less loyal members
ii. How were the purges justified?
1. people called for the removal of Stalin
2. the was an assassination attempt
iii. What was the Great Terror? How was it carried out?
the imprisonment of millions suspected of treason
c. What was the purpose of the 1936 constitution? How did it work in practice?
it was supposed to establish democracy but it was just an illusion
d. What was Stalin's two part approach for holding the union together?
i. allow the provinces their own cultures
ii. Moscow was still the supreme power and could use force if necessary
Friday, November 13, 2009
IRL7
http://books.google.com/books?id=4y6mACbLWGsC&pg=PA631&dq=mao+a+life+all+the+dead+of+the+second+world+war&ei=V8N5SaWvCIuYMrK0-KwL#v=onepage&q=&f=false
This is a book, Mao: A Life, by Philip Short. I'm only referencing pages 39-439 which discuss his rise to power. Philip Short is a British author and journalist, he wrote this biography about Mao and presented a TV documentary on Mao called "Mao's Bloody Revolution Revealed" on the UK Terrestrial station Five. I think it's interesting to look at a detailed source like a biography, it's so different from reading a textbook, there's something about the style that affects the way I read it. I think it enhances the learning process to read these kinds of sources, like when they include the text citations and examples of documents in the history books, it's more attention grabbing for me. By using this source I definitely face the limitations of the author's prejudice, displayed plainly in the title of his TV documentary, it seems evident that he was at least slightly anti-Mao, but obviously he feels passionately about the subject if he wrote this book. It's hard to judge the extent to which the authors own opinions are embedded in the book.
This is a book, Mao: A Life, by Philip Short. I'm only referencing pages 39-439 which discuss his rise to power. Philip Short is a British author and journalist, he wrote this biography about Mao and presented a TV documentary on Mao called "Mao's Bloody Revolution Revealed" on the UK Terrestrial station Five. I think it's interesting to look at a detailed source like a biography, it's so different from reading a textbook, there's something about the style that affects the way I read it. I think it enhances the learning process to read these kinds of sources, like when they include the text citations and examples of documents in the history books, it's more attention grabbing for me. By using this source I definitely face the limitations of the author's prejudice, displayed plainly in the title of his TV documentary, it seems evident that he was at least slightly anti-Mao, but obviously he feels passionately about the subject if he wrote this book. It's hard to judge the extent to which the authors own opinions are embedded in the book.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
p210
I think that all three parties were involved. After realizing that Kirov had more favor in the party than himself, Stalin was looking for a way to get rid of him. The assassin obviously had some issues that involved Kirov. The assassin spent some time with a NKVD officer and was an active party member. He most likely told the officer of his troubles in passing, with the officer being aware of the plan to get rid of Kirov. The officer then took advantage of the situation to alert Stalin of using the assassin to kill Kirov, since he was thinking of doing so anyway. Then Stalin had the NKVD set up the assassination for Kirov and gave the assassin, unknowingly to him, all the opportunity he needed to do their dirty work.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
IRL6
http://www.faminegenocide.com/resources/findings.html
This is a website that was created to bring attention to the famine in Ukraine during 1932 and 1933. I have no idea who produced it or where it came from. We we're discussing the famine that swept the soviet union and how it hit the breadbasket of Europe the hardest. I think this site really adds more significance to the enormity of the famine. I face the limitations of not knowing anything about the reliability of the source, their facts could be grossly over exaggerated. But I still think it's interesting, genocide is a pretty loaded word.
This is a website that was created to bring attention to the famine in Ukraine during 1932 and 1933. I have no idea who produced it or where it came from. We we're discussing the famine that swept the soviet union and how it hit the breadbasket of Europe the hardest. I think this site really adds more significance to the enormity of the famine. I face the limitations of not knowing anything about the reliability of the source, their facts could be grossly over exaggerated. But I still think it's interesting, genocide is a pretty loaded word.
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