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1) Read & take notes over Chapter 36 Intro and 36.1, "Origins of War." 2) Review the attached slides on the Tension & Causes of WW2 3) Listen to the song & read about the song's background then ask yourself how this relate to WW2? History Soundtrack: Cult of Personality, Living Colour, July 14, 1988 Cult of Personality - or cult of the leader - arises when a country's regime - or, more rarely, an individual - uses the techniques of mass media, propaganda, the big lie, spectacle, the arts, patriotism, & government-organized demonstrations & rallies to create an idealized, heroic, & worshipful image of a leader, often through unquestioning flattery & praise. In 2019, Guitarist Vernon Reid explained the song's background: "The whole idea was to move past the duality of: That's a good person and that's a bad person. What do the good and the bad have in common? Is there something that unites Gandhi and Mussolini? Why are they who they are? And part of it is charisma. ... "Cult of Personality" was about celebrity, but on a political level. It asked what made us follow these individuals who were larger than life yet still human beings. Aside from their social importance, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King both looked like matinee idols. That was a strong part of why their messages connected. Even now it’s why Barack Obama has that certain something."