Racial Issues

I found an article that I thought was interesting in light of our discussion with Dr. Loewen. Any thoughts?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,567120,00.html?test=latestnews

Edit-Fine, let's do this the I.B. way. Five E.C. points for the most insightful comment. I'd offer food, but for many of you, points are more interesting. :-)

Hitler

This unit isn't quite as complex as the Stalin and Mao units, because I really would prefer you to use the two of them for any comparison on the IB test. However, it is possible that you will stumble into a question that makes sense to use Hitler. Additionally, knowledge of Hitler will help you with the WWII questions.


1. Describe the conditions in Germany that led to the rise of the Nazi Party.
2. To what extent did the post-WWI conditions allow Hiter to rise to power as opposed to his own personal skills and ideology.
3. Why was Hitler so gosh darn angry?
4. Describe the propaganda techniques of Adolf
5. To what extent was Hitler able to create total control over Germany.
6. To what extent was Hitler able to eliminate opposition within Germany?
7. To what extent was the domestic policy of Hitler successful?

Mao and Single Party States

I am posting the outline of single party states that is issued by IBO. I have also added some possible questions below the outline. The questions you will be asked on the test will come from the following bullet points. Always be prepared to compare Mao and Stalin on EVERY question.



Origins-
- Conditions that produced authoritarian and single-party states
- Emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support
- Totalitarianism: the aim and the extent to which it was achieved

Establishment-
- Methods: force, legal
- Form of government, (left-and right-wing) ideology
- Nature, extent and treatment of opposition

Domestic Policy-
- Structure and organization of government and administration
- Political, economic, social and religious policies
- Role of education, the arts, the media, propaganda
-Status of women, treatment of religious groups and minorities

1. To what extent did Stalin and Mao follow their stated ideologies?
2. In what ways did Stalin and Mao use and misuse education and arts?
3. Compare and Contrast Stalin and Mao's use of media and propaganda.
4. Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of Mao and Stalin.
5. Analyze the methods used and conditions which helped in the rise to power of Stalin and Mao.
6. Evaluate the successes and failures of Stalin and Mao.
7. Compare and contrast the status of women during Stalin's and Mao's reign.
8. Compare and contrast the methods used to maintain the regimes of Mao and Stalin.
9. How did Mao and Stalin gain power?
10. How did Mao's ideology differ from Stalin's ideology?
11. To what extent did China and the Soviet Union become totalitarian nations?
12. To what extent and by what methods were Mao and Stalin able to eliminate opposition?