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Chapter 30
The Policies of
Joseph Stalin
of Russia
Stalin – A Police State
Stalin built a police state to maintain his power. Stalin’s secret police used tanks and armored cars to
stop riots Monitored telephone lines, read mail, and planted
informers everywhere Children told authorities about disloyal remarks at
home. Every family came to fear the knock on the door in the
morning hours, which usually meant arrest of a family member.
Executed millions of so-called traitors
Stalin – Great Purge
1934- Stalin turned against members of the Communist Party
1937- Stalin lunched the Great Purge – a campaign of terror directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power
Thousands of old Bolsheviks who helped stage the Revolution in 1917 stood trail.
They were executed or sent to labor camp Ended in 1938 After Stalin gained total control of the USSR
Stalin - Education
Gov. controlled all education from nursery schools through universities.
Schoolchildren learned virtues of the Communist Party.
People who question the Communist Party’s risked losing their jobs or faced imprisonment
Stalin – Religious Persecution
Stalin was godAimed to replace religious teaching with
the idea of communism
Stalin – Command Economy
A system in which the gov. made all economic decisions.
Stalin – Five Year Plans
High quotas, or numerical goalsLimited housing, food, clothing, and other
necessary goods.
Stalin – Collective Farms
Stalin – Forced Famine in the Ukraine
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