ad the excerpt from Animal Farm and the passage
the history of the Soviet Union.
the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion, the
mals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon
nounce that the windmill was to be built after all. He
I not give any reason for having changed his mind,
t merely warned the animals that this extra task
uld mean very hard work, it might even be
cessary to reduce their rations. The plans, however,
d all been prepared, down to the last detail. A
ecial committee of pigs had been at work upon them
the past three weeks. The building of the windmill,
h various other improvements, was expected to
e two years.
at evening Squealer explained privately to the other
mals that Napoleon had never in reality been
posed to the windmill. On the contrary, it was he
Previous Activity
How do the circumstances in the Animal Farm
relate to the events in the historical passage?
Napoleon has stolen the plans for the win
Snowball, just as Stalin took his ideas for
industrialization and collectivization from T
Napoleon wants to make the farm an indu
power, just as Stalin wanted to make the S
Union an industrial power no matter the sa
Napoleon uses Squealer to communicate
to the animals, just as Stalin used his assis
spread propaganda to the people.
Napoleon sets forth a five-year plan to bui
windmill, just as Stalin launched several fiv
plans to build up industry and agriculture in
Soviet Union.
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