Stalin+and+Castro

__Origin and nature of authoritarian and single-party states__ · 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 **1.** **Select two leaders of single-party states, each chosen from a different region, and explain how and why the conditions of their state helped them to rise to power.** 2. Analyze the conditions that enabled one left-wing leader to become the ruler of a single-party state. __Establishment of authorities and single party states__ · Methods: force, legal · Form of government, (left- and right-wing) ideology · Nature, extent and treatment of opposition 1. Analyzing the ideology of (a) one right-wing ruler, and (b) one left wing ruler. 2. Select one leader of a single-party state, and explain why there was opposition to his rule, and why the opposition succeeded or failed. 3. Discuss (a) the ideology of, and (b) the support for, one right wing ruler of a single-party state. **4.** **Evaluate the methods used by either //Peron// or //Nasser// to maintain power. (for our purposes, you will select any two leaders from different regions)**

I. Method of Taking Control a. Revolution - Both men were involved in a revolution that helped fundamentally change their nation but Castro whas the main figure of his revolution where Stalin was little more than a footnote within his. b. Allies- Both also formed strong allies who aided them. Castro had the Legendary Che while Stalin had the beloved Lenin, however Castro and Che were close and personal friends, and Stalin and Lenin fundamentally disagreed on almost every topic. c. Enemies- Only Stalin really had to overthrow a former ally. He had such a small part in the revolution that overcoming the monolithic Trotsky was a necessity in gaining power. II. Form of Government a. Communism- While both men were extremely devoted to the ideals of communism, Cuba was just a smaller country and it allowed for easier land reform and money redistribution, it simply had an easier time on that front. b. Weapons- Cuba, despite the Cuban Missle Crisis, remained mostly out of the center of the Cold War and didn’t focus its weapons far beyond protecting itself from the USA. c. Treatment of People- Stalin seemed to believe that the people had to be repressed and kept fairly ignorant for their own good. Castro differed extremely; Castro believed, thanks to Che; that his population would be more willing to follow him if they were educated and it gave rise to some of the most well trained people on the face of the Earth, particularly from a country that wasn’t considered a super power. d. The Elite- While both men seem to be at least somewhat part of the Communist Elite that puts them above everyone else, Stalin was clearly considerably more enraptured with himself than Castro was and gave considerably more money to himself than anyone else.

III. Nature, Extent, and Treatment of Opposition a. Suppression- Both men are keen on suppression those who disagree with them but Castro’s was usually regulated to just the media while Stalin’s went to nearly all corners of his society. b. Exile/Detainment- Exile was certainly a part of Stalin’s government, but as his assassination of Trotsky taught us, detainment or death were his preferred ways of dealing with people while Castro was perfectly fine with just banishing those who displeased him. (Possibly due to the fact that Castro cannot be killed via assassination.) c. Death- Although deaths can be confirmed to have been caused by Castro, the amount of people that were killed by Stalin makes any number produced for Castro pale extremely. Even the most unpleasant number that can be produced for Castro; 80,000, verses the most lenient number for Stalin; 20 Million, does not diminish the horror of Stalin’s victims even a little bit.

__Domestic policies and impact__ · 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. Compare and contrast the religious policies of Hitler and Peron. 2. In 1952 Kenyatta said, “God said this is our land, land in which we flourish as a people”. In what ways did the people of Kenya (a) benefit, and (b) suffer from Kenyatta’s policies? 3. To what extent were the social and economic policies of one of the following successful: Mao, Nasser, Stalin? **4.** **Compare and contrast the domestic policies of two of the following: Castro, Kenyatta, Stalin. (for our purposes, you will select any two leaders from different regions)** 5. Examine the role of education in one single-party or authoritarian state. 6. In what ways, and to what extent, was propaganda important in the rise and ruler of Hitler?