Dictatorship in the Soviet Union

1. Dictatorship in the Soviet Union Under the leadership of Joseph Stalin the Soviet Union became a powerful Police State

2. Key Vocabulary and Key Figures Key Vocabulary Collective Farms Command Economy Purge New Economic Policy Politburo Comintern Key Figures Leon Trotsky Joseph Stalin

3. History Revisited The Soviet Union is made up of 15 Republics led under a policy of War Communism The Russian Economy worsened to Pre-WWI levels and Lenin Drafts the New Economic Policy The NEP loosened the control of communism and allowed free trade and free enterprise

4. Woman�WOAH-Man�.She stole my heart and my cat!! Peasants form collective farms to pool scarce resources together to benefit everyone Women push for equal work and pay, rights for mothers, and divorce rights While women gained SOME rights, men still had better rights than women, and women held no positions in authority

5. I gonna get me an edumakashun Soviet officials try to improve education and literacy as well as teaching socialism and establishing Tech Schools Schools lacked supplies, heat, and classes were held in horrible conditions Education plan ignored elementary school, and the average Russian spent three years in school

6. Deathmatch After Lenin Dies Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin Fight for control of the Soviet Union Stalin was the leader of the Bolsheviks, Trotsky Organized the Army that Brought the Party to power Both Men Had Differing views on how communism should be spread worldwide

7. AND IN THIS CORNER Leon Trotsky Wanted to Spread Marxism Worldwide Stalin Emerges as the new leader of the Communist Party Leon Trotsky is exiled, and murdered at Stalin's Request Joseph Stalin Wanted Communism to succeed in Russia and then Be spread worldwide Stalin Ends the NEP and returns the USSR to a command Economy Stalin Puts into effect his first Five-Year Plan

8. What a Plan Stalin wanted to turn the USSR into a modern industrial powerhouse Collective Farms would create a surplus of food, the food would be sold for profit and the need for new machinery would boost industry

9. You want me to do WHAT?!? Peasants were FORCED to join collective farms or face imprisonment or death 90% of farm land was turned into collective farms, but starvation and famine resulted The government instituted a second five year plan to improve industry As Industry improved, consumer goods and food became more scarce

10. Losing My Religion Stalin used fear to rule his people under communism The government took control of non-orthodox religions and imprisoned former leaders of non-orthodox churches Religious Teachings, Artists, and Musicians were all censored or oppressed by the government

11. Optical Illusions The Soviet Government appeared to be a democracy but government policy makers met only twice a year Politburos, who made soviet policies, held the most power under Stalin, who actually controlled them

12. Let out the BADNESS After the killing of an important communist in government, Stalin begins a Purge of the government The purge got rid of �Disloyal� party members, but eventually expanded to the public By the end of the Purge over 5 million people had been exiled or killed by Stalin

13. Confusing Policies The communists wanted to be accepted by other established nations The communist International, or Comintern, wanted to spread communism worldwide by overthrowing democracy Calls for Communist Revolutions spread the fear of communism worldwide

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