Feb. 9th - IB1 - Recap of history + new characters

Feb. 9th - IB1 - Recap of history + new characters

Agenda + HW

• Checking In

• Recap of historical background

• Chapter 1 - who all have we met?

• Chapter 2

• HW: If not finished in class, complete chapter 2 for Thursday

• Tuesday the 16th: Paper 1 + HL essay intro paragraph

Background and Recap of Historical Context

Multiple Choice

The October Revolution was in protest of what?

• Czar Romanov the 2nd and the Royal Family as leaders of the Soviet Union

• Lack of food, housing and basic humane living conditions

• Overthrowing the provisional government post the Romanov family

Multiple Choice

Which of the below three was not one of the "Big Three" leaders of the new Soviet Union?

• Joesph Stalin

• Vladimir Lenin

• Vladimir Putin

• Leo Trotsky

• Vlad the Third

Multiple Choice

Leon Trotsky was accused of what, eventually leading to his assassination in 1940?

• Working with western nations including the US and the UK

• Attempting a failed coup to overthrow Joesph Stalin

• Speaking out against Joesph Stalins totalitarian power

Multiple Choice

St. Petersburg had its name changed to what(before it was changed back)?

• Leningrad

• Stalinburg

• Trotksinburg

• Stalingrad

Multiple Choice

Why did Stalin allow the the Russian Orthodox Church to be a part of the government after initially banning it?

• Pressure from the common folk who followed the church

• For the good of the moral of the people and social control

• The church was too powerful to be fully removed from the government.

Multiple Choice

Which of the below was a result of "Stalin's Five Year Plan"?

• It became economically competitive with western nations

• Massive famine and desolation

• Heightened nationalism and support from the common folk

• Open press with outside nations

Multiple Choice

Stalin's removal of any suspicious persons during 1937-1938 was called what?

• The Round Up

• The Great Cleansing

• The Great Purge

• The Final Wash

Multiple Choice

What outside country, under the control of the Soviet Union, especially resisted Stalin's control, often choosing their own death over compliance?

• Ukraine

• Crimea

• Azerbaijan

• Estonia

Multiple Choice

The Tehran Conference in Iran(1943) ultimately was gathered to discuss what?

• Fighting back against the growing communist party in China

• Discussion of growing nuclear power in the Middle East

• Concern of the growing socialist part in Vietnam

• Gathering forces to oppose Germany and Japan

Quick Recap of Chapter 1

Multiple Choice

The name of the farm the story is set on is called

• Jones Farm

• Manor Farm

• Animal Farm

• It didn't have a name

Multiple Select

Which are the two animals that sit closest to Old Major during his speech?

• The dogs

• The Cat

• Boxer and Clover

• The pigs

• Mollie

Multiple Choice

Which animal is described as being, "the worst tempered"?

• Mollie

• Benjamin

• Moses

• Clover

Multiple Choice

Rats - are they voted to be friends or foes?

• friends

• foes

• neither - the vote didn't happen

Multiple Choice

Which animal is explicitly stated as not attending the meeting?

• The cat

• Muriel

• Moses

• Pincher

Multiple Choice

After his speech Old Major finally tells the animals about the dream he had the night before about_______________.

• The song from his childhood

• Overthrowing mankind

• Rolling around in the mud

• The day when pigs will rule over all other creatures

Open Ended

In your own opinion, what rhetorical device did Old Major strongly use in his speech to his animals? Where and how did he use it?

"Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?"