Dictatorships - Investigate and Research

 The 20th century was a time when many dictatorships emerged. Nations were struggling to rebuild after the impact of WWI, people were unemployed, citizens were dissatisfied, and economies were unstable.  Out of this uncertainty, emerged several authoritarian dictatorships.

The goal of our research is to investigate what daily life was like for citizens under authoritarian rule. You are going to find through your research that people often have mixed feelings about dictators, and there are always some positives accomplished.  Not everyone believes that democracy is the ‘best’ form of government.  However, it is clear that human rights suffer immensely under authoritarian leaders, and this affects the quality of a citizens’ daily life.

Your job is to investigate what life was like, and to provide evidence of the tactics used by your leader to maintain power.  


Dictatorships Today: Case Study - North Korea

Task 1. Watch the following video clip - "North Korea's Dangerous Border - the DMZ" 

On your sheet of paper, record three interesting facts/questions from the video

Task 2. Prison Camps

One of the ways that the North Korean government is able to control citizens is through their prison camp system.  In this way, they are able to create fear.  The government does not admit that they exist, but we have many photographs, and also testimony of people that have escaped North Korea and talked about them. 

Look at pictures of the prison camps here: 

Aerial Images of North Korea's prison camps

Here is another website with pictures and details about the prison camps. Scroll through the article. 

Camp 25 and 15 - North Korea

If you feel comfortable, watch this video where survivors talk about life in the camps.  Warning! Very graphic and disturbing content

Life in the Camps: North Korea 


Dictatorships in History - Case study - Hitler, Stalin & Mussolini

Your job is to take a look at different dictators that rose to power in the early 1920s/1930s.  Let's explore them here.  Take a look, and pay attention to interesting details and facts.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH ALL THE VIDEOS AND READ ALL THE ARTICLES. 

  • Minimum 1 for each leader
  • Watch more than one for the leader you decide to study
  • Feel free to look at your own research sources, or use google images
  • When you are done researching, post on Teams (assignment below)


ADOLF HITLER - Nazi Germany

How did Hitler Rise to Power - Video

Photos of Hitler and Nazi Germany

Footage of a Nazi Rally/Hitler Speech 

Nazi Death Camps - Interactive 

Photographs of Auschwitz Death Camp


BENITO MUSSOLINI - ITALY

Life in Fascist Italy 

Mussolini's Rise to Power - History.com 

Mussolini: Simple History

JOSEPH STALIN - USSR/RUSSIA

All About Joseph Stalin - Biography

Life Under Stalin 

Life Under Stalin - Simple History Video

The Horrible Life in the Gulags - Stalin's Work Camps


ASSIGNMENT: SUMMARIZE ONE OF THE AUTHORITARIAN DICATORS

Your task is to write a brief summary about a totalitarian dictator - Hitler, Mussolini or Stalin.

Step 1: Choose ONE dictator that you found interesting - Stalin, Hitler or Mussolini
Step 2: Find a photo of the leader + an event that happened during his rule
Step 3: Answer the following questions
  1. Describe two facts about your leader that you found interesting
  2. Describe one way that they enforced/maintained their power
  3. Explain why it is important to study this person and their rule
POST ON TEAMS UNDER "20TH CENTURY DICTATORS"  - COPY AND PASTE YOUR WRITING INTO THE POST SO THAT WE CAN SEE IT.





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