In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its people ?
The Nazis established control over its people by the various means:
. They used different propaganda through posters or films to praise their behaviour.
. Media was carefully used to win and support for the regime, and popularize it.
. Nazim worked on the minds of the people, tapped their emotions and turned their hatred and anger against those which are pointed as undesirable.
. special surveillance and security forces to control and order society in several ways that the Nazis wanted, was created.
. the police forces had extra powers to rule with impunity. Genocide also created an atmosphere of fear and repression that helped them to establish total control over people.
Explain why Nazi propaganda was effective in creating a hatred for Jews.
Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
Write a few lines to show what you know about:
! kulaks
! the Duma
! women workers between 1900 and 1930
! the Liberals
! Stalinís collectivisation programme.
Explain what role women had in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1 on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in the two periods.
What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
Discuss why Nazism became popular in Germany by 1930.
Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
! Railways
! Shipbuilding
! Agricultural expansion
! Commercial farming
! Tea/Coffee plantations
! Adivasis and other peasant users
In what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe, before 1917?
What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution.
Write a few lines to show what you know about:
! kulaks
! the Duma
! women workers between 1900 and 1930
! the Liberals
! Stalinís collectivisation programme.
Make two lists: one with the main events and the effects of the February Revolution and the other with the main events and effects of the October Revolution. Write a paragraph on who was involved in each, who were the leaders and what was the impact of each on Soviet history.
Why are forests affected by wars?
Explain what role women had in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1 on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in the two periods.
Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions? Explain.
Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the revolution?
What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
Discuss why Nazism became popular in Germany by 1930.