Interwar Totalitarian States and Democracies

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Course Outline

  1. Stalinist Rule in the Soviet Union
  2. Nazi Germany and Totalitarian Art
  3. The Popular Front in France
  4. Chronology and Course Vocabulary

1. Stalinist Rule in the Soviet Union

Essential Points

  • In October 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia.

  • From 1924 to 1953, Stalin was in power in the USSR.

2. Nazi Germany and Totalitarian Art

Essential Points

  • On 30 January 1933, Hitler came to power in Germany.

Essential Points

  • In 1936, the Popular Front won in France.

4. Chronology and Course Vocabulary

★ Must-know

  • In 1929, the world economic crisis began.

  • On 1 September 1939, the Second World War began.

Further detail

  • The course vocabulary includes totalitarian state, single-party state, propaganda, cult of personality, ideology, communism, collectivization, nationalization, secret police, concentration camp, antisemitism, Nazism, eugenics, and annexation.
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1. In which month and year did the Bolshevik Revolution take place in Russia?

2. Which period marks Stalin's time in power in the USSR?

3. On what date did Hitler come to power in Germany?

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In which month and year did the Bolshevik Revolution take place in Russia?

October 1917.

From which year to which year was Stalin in power in the USSR?

From 1924 to 1953.

On what date did Hitler come to power in Germany?

30 January 1933.

In which year did the Popular Front win in France?

1936.

In which year did the world economic crisis begin?

1929.

On what date did the Second World War begin?

1 September 1939.

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