USSR was ruled by the Communist party and the head of the Party was the ruler, or dictator, who controlled all aspects of life in the country. Therefore, after during and after the Civil War, the party had great control over people’s lives. After Lenin’s death, two men battled to control the USSR, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky. Stalin controlled the Party and won over popular support with his idea of in one country,” which excited Russians who were exhausted from revolution and “socialism war. With Stalin’s dominance of the Communist Party, Trotsky lost power and was exiled from the USSR and eventually murdered. This power struggle is represented in Animal Farm by the conflict between Napoleon (Stalin) and Snowball (Trotsky). Watch the film clip below from the animated movie Animal Farm and answer the questions. Source 11: Animal Farm, 1954. minutes 33:18-38:00 28. What ideas does To create electricity to give the animals comfort and better Snowball propose to the animals? 29.How does Napoleon He criticizes the plan and then calls on the dogs to chase respond? Snowball 30. The dogs represent the The dogs use violence to bring Napoleon to power and to USSR’s secret security force enforce his rule. that supports Stalin. What is their role on the farm? 31. How does Napoleon’s Napoleon says there will be no more meetings that he will rule differ from Snowball’s? make the decisions. Snowball was asking the animals to vote and have a say in the decision-making process. 32. Review the Seven Napoleon did not treat Snowball like a friend, but as an enemy. Commandments of Animal Napoleon claimed that Snowball was linked to Farmer Jones. Farm above. What Napoleon had Snowball killed by the dogs. commandments has Napoleon violated?
USSR was ruled by the Communist party and the head of the Party was the ruler, or dictator, who controlled all aspects of life in the country. Therefore, after during and after the Civil War, the party had great control over people’s lives. After Lenin’s death, two men battled to control the USSR, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky. Stalin controlled the Party and won over popular support with his idea of “socialism in one country,” which excited Russians who were exhausted from revolution and war. With Stalin’s dominance of the Communist Party, Trotsky lost power and was exiled from the USSR and eventually murdered. This power struggle is represented in Animal Farm by the conflict between Napoleon (Stalin) and Snowball (Trotsky). Watch the film clip below from the animated movie Animal Farm and answer the questions. Source 11: Animal Farm, 1954. minutes 33:18-38:00 28. What ideas does Snowball propose to the animals? To create electricity to give the animals comfort and better 29.How does Napoleon respond? He criticizes the plan and then calls on the dogs to chase Snowball 30. The dogs represent the USSR’s secret security force that supports Stalin. What is their role on the farm? The dogs use violence to bring Napoleon to power and to enforce his rule. 31. How does Napoleon’s rule differ from Snowball’s? Napoleon says there will be no more meetings that he will make the decisions. Snowball was asking the animals to vote and have a say in the decision-making process. 32. Review the Seven Commandments of Animal Farm above. What commandments has Napoleon violated? Napoleon did not treat Snowball like a friend, but as an enemy. Napoleon claimed that Snowball was linked to Farmer Jones. Napoleon had Snowball killed by the dogs.