1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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:

6. 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