Episode 56 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos
The Hall of Evil: Vladimir Lenin
History — Modern World History · History · Captions
About This Video
The 1917 Russian Revolution changed the course of the 20th century. At its head stood Vladimir Lenin, a man who used terror and mass murder to realize his Marxist vision of a utopian society. How did he and a small band of communists overthrow an empire and create the first totalitarian state? Paul Kengor explains.
This video is part of the Robert W. Plaster Foundation Playlist: Free Enterprise Will Set You Free, which educates Americans on the virtues of our nation's founding principles and the consequences of straying from them.
This video is part of a 6-part series. Click here to watch the entire Hall of Evil series.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.MWH.14Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe consequences of World War I and the worldwide depression set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement which in turn led to World War II.
- MWH.9-12.14Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe consequences of World War I and the worldwide depression set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement, which in turn led to World War II.
- MWH.9-12.14aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDescribe three causes of World War II (e.g., the Russian Revolution, totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion, appeasement).