Why did Stalin beat Trotsky in the leadership struggle by 1928? Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky Learning Outcome: To understand how and Why Stalin was successful in the leadership contest. To understand Stalin’s key actions from 1924-28.
Activity Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky Strengths Weaknesses You are tired of 7 years of hardship and revolution (b) Are frightened of a dictatorship © Want the most gifted and charismatic leader to take control
Activity Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky Strengths Weaknesses Immoral - Well versed in Marxist theory - Organisational abilities - Hard-working - Skilled politician - Expert at making tactical alliances Stalin had used his positions- especially his latter position as General Secretary of the party- to appoint people who were entirely dependent on him for their job. - Popularity and Support – Lenin, people and the soldiers - Experience: Organised the Bolshevik takeover in October 1917 with Lenin - Great Organisational skills - Writing ability - Oratorical skills- one of the greatest public speakers of the C2oth ;eg ‘A History of the Russian Revolution’ (1932) Weaknesses Immoral Ruthless Not very physically strong Unsure of himself May be described as being his own worst enemy (historian Lynch) You are tired of 7 years of hardship and revolution (b) Are frightened of a dictatorship © Want the most gifted and charismatic leader to take control
Key word NEP: New economic policy. Policy of the Communist party from 1921 under Lenin. Went against communist ideals as promoted capitalism and making people rich as Allowed peasants to sell any surplus food they produced to make profit. (b) Factories which had less than 20 workers were given back to their owners. Left wing members of the communist party wanted to end the NEP and move faster towards communism (that included Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev) whilst the right wing supported NEP under Bukharin and wanted to move slower towards Communism.
Activity Complete the chart on How Stalin rose to power. Then complete activity chart below on Stalin’s rise to power Reasons for Stalin’s rise to power. Explanation Evaluation and reason 1=most important Luck: Party Divisions: Trotsky’s mistakes: Mistakes of others Stalin’s Political skills:
Plenary Complete B question on the effect of Trotsky’s removal from his position as commisar for war. Level Level 1: Simple or generalised statements of consequence – The candidate makes statements which lack any supporting contextual knowledge or makes unsupported generalisations: 1-2 marks Were the left strong enough after removing Trotsky? Was it easy to remove Zinoviev and Kamenev without Trotsky? What impact did it have on Stalin gaining power? Level 2: Developed statements of consequence – The candidate supports their statements with relevant contextual knowledge:3-4 marks