Propaganda and Cults of Personality
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- In this lesson, we will learn how propaganda was used in Germany and the Soviet Union to create cults of personality for Hitler and Stalin. We will learn how these methods were used by the leaders to gain greater control over people's lives.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union in the 1930s?
Adolf Hitler
Vladimir Lenin
Q2.
What occurred during Kristallnacht?
It was declared that Jewish people were not allowed to marry German people
The peasants were forced onto collective farms in the Soviet Union
Q3.
Which group of people were referred to as 'class enemies' in the Soviet Union during the 1930s?
Poorer peasants
Workers
Q4.
Which process took place in the countryside in the Soviet Union during the 1930s?
Democratisation
Globalisation
Q5.
What is defined as 'to pursue people unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or beliefs'?
Propaganda
Revolution
5 Questions
Q1.
Which leader held mass rallies at Nuremberg each year to build support for their government?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Q2.
Under which leader was their nation's history re-written in 'The Short Course'?
Adolf Hitler
Vladimir Lenin
Q3.
What is meant by a cult of personality?
The use of propaganda to persecute individuals
The use of the secret police to attack the opposition
Q4.
What is defined as 'violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people'?
Censorship
Propaganda
Q5.
What is defined as 'information or ideas which are often false, that are used to make people agree with something'?
Censorship
Terror