Stalin

Stalin Becomes Dictator Lenin died in 1924- Trotsky & Stalin (his biggest supporters) fought to become dictator Joseph Stalin gained complete control over the communists & set up a Totalitarian society. Stalin Becomes Dictator Lenin died in 1924- Trotsky & Stalin (his biggest supporters) fought to become dictator Joseph Stalin gained complete control over the communists & set up a Totalitarian society.

Totalitarianism To have “total” control over all aspects of your country. Typically, a bad country to live in because personal freedom is lost Famous Totalitarian dictators in history are: Stalin- Russia (Communist) Hitler- Germany (Fascist) Mussolini- Italy (Fascist)

Industrial Revolution 1928, Russia was 50-100 years behind other countries in industrialization 5 Year Plan (replaced Lenin’s policy)- forced work hours, quotas, limit consumer goods, boost national defense, execution/jail for bad workers= rapid industrial growth Command Economy (communism)- government makes ALL decisions Many sent to Gulags (work camps)

Agricultural Revolution Stalin seized 25 million farms and forced the previous owners to work on them. Farms combined into larger farms called “collective farms” Many workers (peasants) resisted and 5-10 million were killed or sent to prison camps Many Kulaks (wealthy peasants) resisted and were sent to gulags

Daily Life Under Stalin Government assigned jobs and working hours Education was important Communist values promoted everywhere and everyday Women were given equal rights not working hard enough? =killed or sent to Siberia

Weapons of Terror Totalitarian dictators like Stalin often use terror to keep people under control Read mail and listened to telephone lines Spies everywhere/Secret police (KGB) Indoctrination/Brain-washing Propaganda: biased info meant to sway beliefs Socialist Realism: artistic style of the era- support ideals of a socialist society Censorship: Gov’t controlled newspapers so nothing bad was printed about Stalin Religious Persecution: atheism replaced religion

The Great Purge 1934-39, Stalin’s plan to eliminate anybody who threatened his power Used phone taps, read mail, and used spies to determine enemies Many were arrested and 8-13 million people were killed for “crimes against the Soviet state”

Ukrainian Famine Stalin raised quotas in 1932 and not enough food was left for the peasants. Goal: break the spirit of the Ukrainian farmer Peasants were not allowed to store food or travel to find food. 7-10 million people died as a result

Stalin Approximate deaths- 20 million Soviet Union became an industrial & political power The ideals of communism will eventually lead to the Cold War with the United States Stalin died in 1953

Legacy leading to WWII By 1939, Stalin had total control of the country The U.S.S.R. was industrialized They were also a political powerhouse