About This Lesson
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
HOW CAN WE EMPOWER OURSELVES TO RECOGNIZE, RESIST AND PREVENT THE DISASTROUS RULE OF FASCIST LEADERSHIP IN THE FUTURE?
OBJECTIVES:
SWBAT analyze, evaluate, source and annotate excerpted primary and secondary sources (PPTS, Videos, Image Interpretation, Headlines) toward skill building for the AP WORLD-MODERN exam.
CITATIONS:
BOOK CITATIONS:
Ben-Ghiat, Ruth (2021) Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. NEW YORK: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. (Pgs. 19-27, 70-72, 98-101, 119-120, 126-129, 146-149, 169-172, 224-229)
Hill, Fiona (2021) There Is Nothing For You Here. NEW YORK: Harper Collins (Pgs. 218-238, 305-356).
BOOK IMAGE:
STRONGMEN - https://www.amazon.comStrongmen-Mussolini-Present-Ruth-Ben-Ghiatdp1324001542
THERE IS NOTHING FOR YOU HERE - Fiona Hill explores why it's tough to get ahead in 'There Is Nothing For You Here' | NCPR News (northcountrypublicradio.org)
AP WORLD-MODERN:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-world-history (2020)
DAILY ACTIVATOR:
“Mussolini’s granddaughter tops polls in Rome council vote
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/07/europe/rome-elections-mussolini-intl/index.html
VIDEO MUSSOLINI SPEECH:
Rare Benito Mussolini Speech Footage (1:13 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfS8AulsYRk
MUSSOLINI HANGING IMAGE:
MUSSOLINI WHEAT PIC:
REFLECTIONS:
https://www.clemson.edu/otei/documents/reflection-activities-r2.pdf
HOMEWORK:
America is sleepwalking towards fascism