1. Knowledge Connections
Vocabulary 
Communism
Collective
Term
Definition
Knowledge Connections
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2. What was Joseph Stalin’s main goal as leader of the Soviet Union?
Essential Question
What was Joseph Stalin’s main goal as leader of the Soviet Union?

3. During this time, the Communist Party was in power in the Soviet Union
How did Stalin come to power?
After the death of Vladimir Lenin…. Joseph Stalin came to power in the Soviet Union
Lenin
Stalin
During this time, the Communist Party was in power in the Soviet Union

4. What did he do as leader?
Stalin removed anyone he felt might be a threat to the Communist Party
Usually by:
Executing them or
Imprisoning them
This allowed Stalin to take complete control of the Politburo (the lawmaking body of the Soviet Union)

5. Stalin’s Ultimate Goal:
What did he plan on doing as leader?
Stalin created what he called his FIVE YEAR PLANS
Stalin’s Ultimate Goal:
Turn the country into an industrial nation

6. Soviet factories were booming in order to meet these goals….
How did the government attempt to meet its goals?
The government put lots of money into heavy industries…
Increased in production:
Iron
Steel
Decreased in production:
Food
Clothing
Furniture
Soviet factories were booming in order to meet these goals….

7. Those who resisted the government were:
What happened to all the farmers?
Stalin put farms under government control
Small farms were COLLECTIVIZED into big farms….
Run by the government
Worked by peasants
Those who resisted the government were:
- Shot - Sent to labor camps - Starved to death

8. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union grew strong….
What happened to the Soviet Union under Stalin?
Under Stalin, the Soviet Union grew strong….
But things were definitely not perfect…
Industrialization came at a high human cost
Workers and farmers received low wages
People rarely had enough to eat
Anyone who complained was killed

9. What was Joseph Stalin’s main goal as leader of the Soviet Union?
Essential Question
What was Joseph Stalin’s main goal as leader of the Soviet Union?

10. Joseph Stalin