. Both Communism and Nazism emerge as counters to the spread of Democracy. What do the two ideologies have in common historically, politically and socially?
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1. Both Communism and Nazism emerge as counters to the spread of Democracy. What do the two ideologies have in common historically, politically and socially?
2. The Eichmann trial tests the moral and legal limits of standard definitions of justice. Compare the Eichmann trial to the fictional Rubashov trial in Darkness at Noon. In what ways are these similar? How do they differ?
3. What do you think the social and political effects of bipolarity and M.A.D. were in the long term? Do you think these theories are still relevant today? Use the readings and references to current events to back up your position.
4. The predominant reason why the United States intervened in Vietnam was to prevent Soviet influence from spreading into South and South-East Asia. Considering what we know about bipolarity and M.A.D was this outcome inevitable? Was it preferable?
5. 1968 was in many way the breaking point for many tensions that had been brewing worldwide, with many fault lines revealing themselves both in the United States and in the USSR. What parallels can you draw between the events of 1968 and recent historical events? Why do you think these parallels exist (if at all)?
6. Slavenka Drakulic’s interpretation of Communism is unique and nuanced, but it is also remarkably different from the ideological dogmatism seen in Darkness at Noon. What is different here? Why do you think the perspectives changed over time?
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