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the effects of the show trials

Liam O’Shea, Adam Rooney & Ben Murran. the effects of the show trials. Trail of the Sixteen Trail of the Seventeen Trail of the of Twenty - One. The purpose of the trials. The purpose of the show trials was to instil fear and to cement himself as the leader of the Communist Party.

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the effects of the show trials

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  1. Liam O’Shea, Adam Rooney & Ben Murran the effects of the show trials Trail of the Sixteen Trail of the Seventeen Trail of the of Twenty - One

  2. The purpose of the trials • The purpose of the show trials was to instil fear and to cement himself as the leader of the Communist Party. • Another purpose was to eliminate all opponents to him that posed any theart to his leadership.

  3. The show trails had an international effect. The international media didn't understand the full extent of the guilt of the defendants. A US diplomat was convinced of their guilt. The show trails international effect

  4. THE EFFECT OF THE SHOW TRIALS ON THE UUSR • The Terror also had devastating effects on Soviet society. Stalin purged managers, doctors, scientists, army officers, artists and workers. Even the NKVD itself was purged. • Stalin’s aim was to intimidate the population into total submission, and the plan worked perfectly. • Fear permeated society, and trust all but disappeared. • Many people accepted Stalin’s claim that a giant conspiracy was taking place against himself and the Revolution. Many did not blame Stalin for the Terror, instead insisting that the ‘traitors’, ‘spies’ and ‘saboteurs’ deserved to die.

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