Curriculum Chapters

Launching with three chapters, Communism 101, Tools of Communism, and Communism and Religion, the first curriculum module explores what communism is, how is it implemented and maintained, and what its effects are on religion.

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Communism
101

Learn the terms, ideologies, events, and people of Communism.

Tools of
Communism

Explore how the ideology is maintained by violence and information control.

Communism and Religion

Study how communist regimes have sought to destroy God and religion.

Karl Marx and his Legacy

Examine Marx’s philosophy, life, and legacy.

Vladimir Lenin and Communist Revolution

The life, rule, and death of Vladimir Lenin.

Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union

Learn about Stalin's reign of terror.

Famine as a Weapon

The Holodomor was a deliberate act of genocide by the Soviet Communist government against Ukraine.

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and Katyn Massacre

Learn about Stalin’s alliance with Nazi Germany to divide Eastern Europe.

The Spanish Civil War

Discover the first conflict between the 20th century’s deadliest ideologies.

The Baltic States

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World War II: Total War, Victory, and New Tensions

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The Iron Curtain

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East Germany

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Poland

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Czechoslovakia

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Hungary

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Albania

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Romania

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The Balkan States

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Mao and China

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North Korea

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Cuba, Castro, and Che

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Communism in Vietnam

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Pol Pot and Cambodia

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Communism in Ethiopia

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Afghanistan

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The End of the Cold War

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The Remaining Captive Nations

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Totalitarianism’s Legacy I: Russia and the former Soviet bloc

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Totalitarianism’s Legacy II: Africa and Latin America

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Literature and Film

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Communism and the Environment

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