Students examine the problems with the collectivized agriculture program in the Soviet Union. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, participate in a property rights scenario activity, create a plan for maximizing the value of land, and...

Propaganda is an important topic that most high school social studies teachers address. Here, students compare and contrast methods of public persuasion during WWII with those used in the contemporary War on Terror. Research, discussion,...

In this online interactive history worksheet, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the accomplishments of Joseph Stalin. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.

In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Ayn Rand's Anthem.

Students uncover the roots of the Cold War. In this Cold War lesson, students research the political philosophies of the Soviet Union and the United States during the era as they define key vocabulary and discuss government systems....

Defines individualism, collectivism, and discusses cultures in each.

Excellent site that is part of a larger collection of documents from the Soviet System. Site gives a good explanation of the Five-Year plans put into effect by Stalin.

This site from the Library of Congress provides information on Stalin's domestic policy of rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture for the purpose of erasing all traces of capitalism that results in a totally...

A great overview of the economic policies implemented in the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1985. Describes collectivization, economic priorities, successes, and failures. Readers will come away with a sound understanding of Soviet...

This site from the Library of Congress gives an account of Stalin's systematic elimination of Ukrainian nationalism and forced collectivization that resulted in the loss of millions of lives from 1932-1933.

Stalin introduced collectivization of farms in 1927 whereby the peasants were brutalized by 1932 the same tactics were used on artists who did not represent the party line.

This ibiblio.org exhibit discusses in detail the history of the Soviet Union. The site is grouped into two main categories with several sub-headings. One is Internal Workings of the Soviet System including: Repression and Terror: Stalin...

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the cultural worldview spectrum re: individualism and communitarianism. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Individualism & Collectivist."

The article from the Hoover Digest provides accounts of the falsification of photographs, art, and records in Stalinist Russia from a book by David King, "the Commissar Vanishes."

A timeline covering the history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991.

Archived by the Library of Congress and presented here by Hanover College, these are excerpts of historical records from the early decades of the Soviet Union, when Stalin forced collectivism and industrialization on the Russian people.

In this short video, students learn about the influence of the communist values of the Worker's Party on North Korean society as it affects one family in the capital of Pyongyang. [3:07]

Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.

This economic history of the Soviet Union begins with its revolutionary beginnings and examines the state of the economy throughout the decades of the twentieth century.

Discusses the postwar government of East Germany, East Germany's integration into the Soviet System, and collectivization and nationalization of agriculture and industry.

Brief account of Stalin's tactics for gaining total power by eliminating any individuals who opposed his policies.

Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem, is analysed in this very comprehensive site that covers the plot, characters and themes in the novel.

This is a paper discussing Piaget and Vygotsky. It compares their similarities and differences. There is a large section on social origins of development.