Introduction
We have lined up an impressive list of some of the most powerful men of the 1920s and 1930s. You and your team members will research four men who made their countries strong while making themselves the most powerful men in the world. You will learn how they did it, and will share this information to help future dictators in their rise to power.
Task
You will find out these things:
1. How did your dictator come to power?
2. What did he do to make sure that he kept power for as long as he did?
3. How did he deal with opposition?
4. How did he help his country?
5. How did he harm his country?
Once you have gathered this information, you will share it with the members of your group and come up with the types of things successful dictators have done. Then you will create an instruction sheet for future dictators.
Each person will be graded by their team members and the instruction sheet will be evaluated by the entire class. The rubric can be found under the evaluation tab.
Process
You will use the links on this page to find out these things:
1. How did your dictator come to power?
2. What did he do to make sure that he kept power for as long as he did?
3. How did he deal with opposition?
4. How did he help his country?
5. How did he harm his country?
Once you have gathered this information, you will add it to the graphic organizer. Then you will share it with the members of your team and come up with information all future dictators need to know.
You will make an instruction sheet for future dictators that includes the following:
1. Three types of things all dictators should do to get and keep power.
2. Two types of things dictators should do to help their countries.
3. Two types of problems dictators should watch out for
4. Include at least three appropriate and informative illustrations
Please note that Wikipedia, while a valuable on-line information resource, may not always be as accurate as you would like. Be sure to use more than just that source to gather information and learn about your dictator. If you find the information at more than just one source, then it is probably reliable. Otherwise, it may not be.
Search engines such as Google, again, are valuable on-line research tools, but may lead you to sites that do not have the necessary or most reliable information. Be sure to use more than one source to confirm your research.
Adolf Hitler (Germany)
http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/adolf_hitler.php
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/adolf_hitler
Josef Stalin (U.S.S.R.)
http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/joseph_stalin.php
http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_joseph.shtml
Francisco Franco (Spain)
http://www.biography.com/people/francisco-franco-9300766
http://www.history.com/topics/francisco-franco
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/general_francisco_franco.htm
Benito Mussolini (Italy)
http://www.biography.com/people/benito-mussolini-9419443
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/benito-mussolini
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/mussolini_benito.shtml
Dictators (General Information)
http://people.howstuffworks.com/dictator.htm
http://people.howstuffworks.com/dictator2.htm
Evaluation
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
Score |
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Team Member Evaluation - Assistance of team members |
Team members not only rarely made sure that their own work was done, but rarely worked to help others with theirs as well. |
Team members not only somewhat made sure that their own work was done, but somewhat worked to help others with theirs as well. |
Team members not only usually made sure that their own work done, but also usually worked to help others with theirs as well. |
Team members not only always made sure that their own work was done, but always worked to help others with theirs as well. |
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Team Member Evaluation - Information Gathered |
The information gathered by the team member was rarely accurate or useful |
The information gathered by the team member was somewhat accurate or useful |
The information gathered by the team member was usually accurate or useful |
The information gathered by the team member was always accurate or useful |
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Classmate Evaluation - Presentation of Material |
The information presented from this team was not clear or easily understood. |
The information presented from this team was somewhat clear but not really understood. |
The information presented from this team was usually clear and generally easily understood. |
The information presented from this team was always clear and easily understood. |