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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin. 1879-1953. Rise to Power. Lenin had wanted Leon Trotsky to succeed him Stalin however, stresses his eternal devotion to Lenin plans his funeral, gives speeches Stalin becomes General Secretary of Communist Party 1923. Rise to Power.

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Joseph Stalin

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  1. Joseph Stalin 1879-1953

  2. Rise to Power • Lenin had wanted Leon Trotsky to succeed him • Stalin however, stresses his eternal devotion to Lenin • plans his funeral, gives speeches • Stalin becomes General Secretary of Communist Party 1923

  3. Rise to Power • By 1927 Trotsky and other rivals are expelled from the party • In 1928 Stalin began the first of his 5-year plans • The goal was to improve industry and agriculture • Government takes over • Many resisted this and it was believed that as many as 3 million were killed (Kulaks) • Why would the Kulaks resist?

  4. Total Power • Created the Central Purge Commission in 1933 • Over a million are kicked out of the party • Millions were sent to gulags, prison labor camps • Also had “Show Trials” between 1937-1938

  5. Stalin’s Rule • At the show trials, people were forced to confess and were executed (torture & rewards; anti-Stalin & spying) • It was estimated that 35,000 military officers were imprisoned or executed • This will come back to haunt Stalin • Trotsky flees to Mexico

  6. Cult of Personality • arises when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized, heroic, and, at times god-like public image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. • Statues were made large to hide the fact that he was only 5 foot 4

  7. Inside North Korea • http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/explorer/videos/inside-north-korea/

  8. Stalin and Hitler • Hitler and Stalin signed a Non-Aggression Pact in August of 1939 • Each side vows not to attack the other • World War II will start less than two weeks later

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