1. Stalin- the “man of steel”
Stalinist Russia
Stalin- the
“man of steel”

2. Struggle for power
After Lenin dies there is a struggle for control of the Communist party, Stalin or Trotsky. The “Man of Steel” put his supporters in power.
By 1928, Stalin was in total command of the Communist Party
Trotsky is forced in to exile, he ends up in South America.

3. Stalin changes the U.S.S.R.
Lenin and Trotsky wanted a worldwide Communist Revolution
Stalin focused on Russian development, “Socialism for one country.”
Stalin transformed the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state
Totalitarianism =a govt. that has total, centralized control over every aspect of public and private life.

4. Other totalitarian States
As Stalin was forming the U.S.S.R., Hitler and Mussolini were beginning to shape their own totalitarian States
Later, Mao Zedong in China, and Kim Il Sung in North Korea will form totalitarian States

5. All of the following were totalitarian leaders except
Stalin
Hitler
Lenin
Mussolini

6. Stalin’s Economic Policy
Lenin’ NEP included some aspects of capitalism, Stalin’s economic system was total state control of all economic policies and production.
Command economy = a system in which the government makes all economic decisions.
The Stalin. identified the economic needs of Russia and decided how to meet them.

7. Industrial Revolution in Russia
Stalin realized that Russia was behind other developed nations in terms of industrial production.
Stalin introduced the 1st of many five year plans for the development of the Soviet economy.
The 5 year plan set impossibly high quotas (numerical goals) to increase the production of steel, coal, oil, and electricity.
To accomplish the quotas, consumer goods were limited, causing a shortage in: food, clothing, housing, and other necessary goods.
Propaganda for the 5 year plan

8. Stalin controls the workers
The govt. chose the workers, told them where to work, and how long to work.
Workers couldn’t move without permission.
Stalin’s 5 year plans were harsh on the workers, but were very effective. Russia quickly improved and increased industrial production.

9. Which statement is not true about the 5 year plan…
It was hard on workers
It produced many products
It will catch Russia up with the West
It will increase wealth for Russians

10. Agricultural Revolution
Stalin’s agricultural plan was just a successful as his industrial plan, but far more brutal.
His plan was based on collective farms
In 1928, the govt.. Took over 25 million privately owned farms and combined them into large govt. controlled farms, Stalin called them collective farms.

11. In the Cultural Revolution control of____ went to ____
Culture:People
Farms:People
Culture:Gov’t
Farms:Gov’t

12. Farmers and Collective Farms
Many farmers resisted the collective farms, they killed livestock and destroyed crops in protest.
Stalin responded by sending the secret police to force the peasants to work the farms with bayonets.
Between 5-10 million peasants died, millions were exiled to Siberia as punishment.
The kulaks (wealthy peasants) fiercely resisted Stalin, as a result, they were executed or sent to work camps.

13. Stalin’s Secret Police
Stalin used violence and terror to control the U.S.S.R., his means of control was the secret police.
Stalin used force and violence to crush any opposition.
The secret police taped phone lines, read mail, used spies, even taught children to spy on what their parents said at home.
Lavrenti Beria- head of the secret police

14. Stalin controls all of Society
Censorship effects: artists, newspapers, movies, radio. Only pro-Stalin views allowed.
Religion is attacked: Stalin promotes atheists. Police destroyed churches and the clergy was killed or sent to work camps.
Education: indoctrination of Communist Party philosophy and creation of skilled workers.

15. What is true about education in the USSR?
Stalin promoted Atheism
Students were trained to be skilled workers
Promoted Socialism
All students had Stalin mustaches

16. Always made Stalin and Russia look good.
Stalinist Propaganda
Always made Stalin and Russia look good.

17. Stalinist Russia
Using violence, threats, and fear Stalin turned Russia from a backwards country to an agricultural and industrial world power.
While the improvement in Russia economically and militarily is undeniable, the cost of human life to accomplish Stalin’s goals is staggering.
Historians surmise that Stalin is responsible for the deaths of 8 mill. to 13 mill. People.