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All countries need to deal with three interconnected things:. Politics: Russia was totalitarian (seven characteristics) Economics: Russia was industrializing. Social Structure: Quality of life (citizens) affected by the politics and economics. Joseph Stalin.
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All countries need to deal with three interconnected things: • Politics: Russia was totalitarian (seven characteristics) • Economics: Russia was industrializing. • Social Structure: Quality of life (citizens) affected by the politics and economics.
Joseph Stalin The Industrialization of the Soviet Union
Most known for: • Being a totalitarian ruler. • Transforming Russia into the second most powerful nation in the world. • Creating the Soviet System that lasted until 1991. • Using terror, force and propaganda. • Being the most powerful and most feared leader that the Soviet Union ever had.
How did Stalin change the economy of the Soviet Union? • Industrial Development
Industrialization: To increase industrial production. Input: Means of production – land, labour and capital. Output: Goods produced.
These graphs show the changes in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1950 in the areas of urbanization, employment and socio-economic status.