1. Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union

2. Goals for the Country Make Soviet Union communist and industrialized
Stalin’s Five- Year Plan 1928
Build heavy industry
Improve transportation
Increase farming output

3. How Stalin Used Power Stalin forms collectives
Large farms owned and operated by peasants
Gov’t provide all equipment
All goods would be turned over to the state

4. Impact on the People
Terror Famine – caused 5 to 8 million people to die of starvation in Ukraine

5. How Stalin Kept Power Violence Police spies violated human rights
No free press
Great Purge- enemies sent to the Gulags
Gulag – a system of brutal labor camps

6. How Stalin Kept Power Propaganda Stalin “godlike figure”
Radios, loudspeakers, movies, schools
Communist success & capitalist evils
Communist party newspaper “Pravda” or truth

7. How Stalin Uses Power Russification
Making nationality’s culture more Russian
Russians appointed to high ranking positions
Russian language required in schools

8. Impact on the People Communists built schools Free medical care
Education taken seriously for modern industrial goals
After school programs; sports, cultural activities, political classes
Free medical care
Drawbacks
Shortages of food and housing

9. Impact on the People Women won equality under the law
Gained access to education and wide range of jobs