LibGuides: Literature & History: Literature & History in Night and 1984

List B: World War II, Social, Legal, and Political Issues

These occurred in Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Russia. They were portrayed in Night and 1984 and still play a role today.

Cult of Personality: Worship of the Leader
State Control of the Press
Creating Enemies: Raising Fear and Hatred
Social Conformity Systems: Physical and Mental Conformity
Abuse of Governmental Power; Destruction of Civil Liberties; Mass Surveillance
Police State Abuses
Prison Systems and Torture
Genocide / ethnic divisions and distrust
Anti-Semitism

Britannica Academic Online Edition (Encyclopædia Britannica) This link opens in a new window
Dig deep on this one. The search can be a bit iffy, but use "control - F" to locate what you are looking for.
Britannica School (Encyclopædia Britannica) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia source that provides basic background, some images and videos.
Daily Life Through History (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Although this database might be best for the "softer" social issues, it provides excellent information about the way ordinary people lived.
Issues & Controversies (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Issues & Controversies explores and analyzes hundreds of topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture. Updated weekly, with a wire-service newsfeed providing the latest headline stories.

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NoodleTools (Noodletools) This link opens in a new window
Your teacher requires a works cited list with at least six sources and a minimum of six Noodletools notecards. We will get started with this in class.

OWL - Purdue Online Writing Lab (MLA 8th Edition)
The best source for help formatting and citing correctly.

1984: The masterpiece that killed George Orwell
From The Guardian, an online newspaper site.
Elie Wiesel: First Person Singular (from PBS)
Helpful overview to his life and contributions.
Nobel Prize: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Elie Wiesel, 1986
Make sure to click on all the links, including the acceptance speech.
Why George Orwell wrote 1984
From The Daily Beast, an online magazine or blog.