March 30, 2009March 30, 2009Teachers in some school Teachers in some school

districts are forbidden from districts are forbidden from speaking out about their speaking out about their

personal or political beliefs. personal or political beliefs. Should your teachers be Should your teachers be able to tell you who they able to tell you who they

voted for? voted for?

Woman's History MonthWoman's History Month

Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi 19 November 1917 19 November 1917

- 31 October 1984- 31 October 1984 Prime Minister of Prime Minister of

IndiaIndia Daughter of the Daughter of the

first Prime Ministerfirst Prime Minister Assassinated in Assassinated in

19841984

Women’s History MonthWomen’s History Month

Golda MeirGolda Meir 3 May 1898 – 8 3 May 1898 – 8

December 1978 December 1978 Born in Russia, grew Born in Russia, grew

up in the USup in the US Elected Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister

of Israel in 1969of Israel in 1969 Came out of Came out of

retirement to lead retirement to lead IsraelIsrael

InterviewInterview

20 – 25 questions20 – 25 questions That ought to take That ought to take

up 2 pagesup 2 pages Due when we Due when we

return from breakreturn from break You may turn in a You may turn in a

cassette cassette Extra credit if you Extra credit if you

submit a picture of submit a picture of your personyour person

Women’s History MonthWomen’s History Month

Poster or paperPoster or paper 2 page paper2 page paper Poster needs at Poster needs at

least 3 pictures, no least 3 pictures, no more than 5more than 5

It needs 5 to 7 It needs 5 to 7 factsfacts

Pictures and facts Pictures and facts must total 10must total 10

TotalitarianismTotalitarianism

political systems political systems whereby a state whereby a state regulates nearly regulates nearly every aspect of every aspect of public and private public and private lifelife

Totalitarian states Totalitarian states use propaganda use propaganda and control of the and control of the police to control police to control the peoplethe people

Five Year PlansFive Year Plans

There were 13 There were 13 They were They were

exercises in central exercises in central economic planningeconomic planning

5 Year Plans set 5 Year Plans set goals for the goals for the production of production of thingsthings

Somewhat Somewhat successfulsuccessful

Collective farmsCollective farms

A group of farms A group of farms run as onerun as one

They don’t have to They don’t have to be state runbe state run

A well known A well known example is the example is the Israeli KibbutzIsraeli Kibbutz

Not always Not always successfulsuccessful

The The HolodomorHolodomor

1932–1933 1932–1933 In the Soviet UnionIn the Soviet Union Between 2.2 and Between 2.2 and

10 million died10 million died Caused by the Caused by the

creation of creation of collective farmscollective farms

May have been May have been deliberate against deliberate against the Ukrainethe Ukraine

State control of the MediaState control of the Media

The government The government controls what you controls what you readread

The government The government controls what you controls what you seesee

The government The government controls the controls the historical recordhistorical record

Class WorkClass Work

Picture analyses Picture analyses worksheetworksheet

Connect to today p. Connect to today p. 881 881