Russian Revolution Illustration questions

Please post your responses to the 4 "Discussing the Illustration" questions and the first "Follow-up Activities" below. Refer to the homework plan for due dates.

Joseph Stalin's Russia

Describe in detail what your life would be like if you had lived in Soviet Russia during the rule of Joseph Stalin. Compare the life of someone working in the industrial sector with that of a collective farmer.

German Inflation

Inflation in Germany after World War One is considered by many historians to have been a cause for the popularity of the Nazi party in Germany after it promised to fix German economic woes. For this assignment you are required to do research on inflation. First, describe inflation, using easily understood terminology. Next, write on which countries have faced rapid inflation and what caused this. Why is inflation a problem? What can a government do to slow inflation? Check the homework plan for when this assignment needs to be posted.

The Zimmerman Note

According to the telegram, what did the German government decide to begin on February 1, 1917? What did Zimmerman propose if the Unites States went to war with Germany during World War I? Thinking about earlier history, would this please Mexico? Why or why not? If this telegram had not been intercepted by British agents, what do you think might have happened? Cite evidence from your research to support your opinion. All posts need to be completed by 8:00am Tuesday, 12 March.