Saturday, May 7, 2011

Stalin and the Soviet Union

Today we discussed how Vladimir Lenin began transforming Russia after the Russian Revolution in 1917. We discussed how he instituted a policy with a mix of capitalism and communism (New Economic Policy) in order to stabilize the war-torn economy. When Lenin died, the newly formed Soviet Union was passed down to Josef Stalin (his general secretary).

For homework, you are to read pp. 874-879 in your textbook and fill in the graphic organizer that I handed out at the end of class. We will be starting World War II during next class.

Have a great weekend and congratulations to the dancers for a fantastic show!

~Mr. Mazur

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