what impact did joseph stalin have on the soviet union? notes #4-4
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What impact did Joseph Stalin have on the Soviet Union? Notes #4-4. New Leader After Lenin died in 1924, Stalin gained control of the Communist Party , becoming the Soviet Union’s leader. Totalitarian rule - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
New Leader•After Lenin died in 1924, Stalin gained control of the Communist Party, becoming the Soviet Union’s leader.
Totalitarian rule•Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union can best be characterized as a period of censorship and terror.
NKVD secret police office
Eliminate Opposition•Stalin used purges and public trials to eliminate any opposition
•Called The GREAT PURGE
Command Economy (communist)•Established a command economy in the Soviet Union
•Gov’t determined the type and quantity of goods to be produced.
Bad Plans•Stalin’s economic programs included Five-Year Plans and collective farms.
Five-Year Plan and collective farm propaganda posters
Industry•Under Stalin, the Soviet Union increased its industrial output by developing heavy industry.