Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism

Read the links below: Then define Totalitarianism; then explain how Stalin used Totalitarianism to rule the Soviet Union. Also what were the "Five Year Plans" and "The Great Purges"? What kind of leader was Stalin?
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Film Lesson: Doctor Zhivago

How did the film Dr. Zhivago depict the Russian Revolution? What are some of the reasons the Russian people wanted a change? (In other words - why did the revolution happen in the first place)? Also - how did the film depict communism? How was Dr. Zhivago given a first hand look at communism when he returned home to Moscow?

Causes of WW I

Read the links below and write about the causes of WW I. Explain the primary causes of the war: Nationalism, Militarism, Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the collapse of the alliance system. Explain in your own words at least three of the causes of WW I.
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