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Animal Farm
Event Correlations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The return of Moses the Raven/Promises of Sugar Candy Mountains | Return of Religion to Russia to keep his people working hard |
| Hens Refuse to give up their eggs | The Ukrainian Famine - Farmers refused to give up their own goods & property. Many of them are sent to the Gulags - Stalin starves them or they are killed |
| Building of the Windmill | |
| Snowball is run off the Farm | When Stalin uses the KGB to run Trotsky out of Russia |
| Frederick is cruel to his animals and rumored to throw dogs in the furnace | He is a cruel dictator and it represents the throwing of Jewish people into the furnace during the Holocaust |
| Boxer is sent to the knacker and slaughtered | Hard working Russians being sent to the Gulags |
| Battle of the Windmill | The battle of Stalingrad - WWII. German invasion of the Soviet Union - Soviet forces defeat Hitler, but with great cost - Many soldiers died |
| Dogs killing other animals for confessing to "crimes" | The Show Trials - Stalinist purges public executions of those who appeared to be a threat to the regime |
| Pigs drinking the whiskey | Relates to the Soviets production of vodka. It also relates to the Soviet transition from a revolutionary movement to a totalitarian regime that prioritized Stalin's desires over the needs of the people -Corruption -Betrayal -Manipulation |
| Napoleon selling the lumber to Frederick | Russia & Germany traded many goods for raw meat. Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact. Agreement to not attack each for 10 years |