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Rise of Totalitarianism
Student Guide
Assignment Summary
For this assignment, you will research a European dictator to complete a graphic organizer. You will use
the graphic organizer to answer three analysis questions. Then you will create a multimedia presentation
about the dictator.
Background Information
In 1922, Benito Mussolini became the prime minister of Italy, and Joseph Stalin became the general
secretary of the USSR. Both were dictators with tremendous power in their countries. Mussolini called for
Italian nationalism. He also wanted a new government led by his Fascist Party. Mussolini believed that
Italy needed to be led by a dictator. He was a gifted speaker, and he was able to unite unhappy Italians to
his cause.
Joseph Stalin rose to power after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Stalin wanted a classless society, and he
supported economic reform to achieve it. He forced industrialization and collectivization on the Soviet
people. Stalin also believe that a strong dictator was needed to make sure equality truly happened and
classes were eliminated. Stalin wanted only one party to be in power.
Materials
 Access to online research
 Software for a multimedia presentation
 Writing and drawing utensils
Assignment Instructions
For this project, you are expected to submit three things.
1. Your completed graphic organizer
2. Answers to comprehension questions on Mussolini or Stalin
3. A multimedia presentation about the dictator you chose