LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Learning Outcomes By the end of this lesson you will be able to… Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Task: Once you have written Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A* Task: Once you have written Your title and date… Today we are going to Be looking at the reign Of Joseph Stalin. Why does he remain Such a significant figure?

LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A* Great Patriotic War 1941-45 1930s tries to ally with Western Europe Molotov-Ribbentrop Sep 1939 Annexation of Baltics. Winter war with Finland Timoshenko and Zhukov Operation Barbarossa. Orthodox resurgence. “Scorched Earth” policy Stalingrad a turning point. Kursk 1943 SMERSH and NKVD. Jan-May 1945 Battle of Berlin The Cold War Churchill “Iron Curtain” speech Stalin blocks Marshall Plan. Truman Doctrine Berlin Airlift 1948 China and Chairman Mao 1949 Soviet Bomb Korean War Rebuilding and Recovery 4th Five Year Plan (Ind and Trans) 6 day, 12hr week, 77m urban Stakhanovites lauded still 1945 poor harvest, 1946 drought Zeiss, Opel and Machinery. Collective farmers drop by third. “Transformation of Nature” 1948 1949 a suit costs years wages. “Beg, borrow or buy”. Stalin: The Final Years Post War Politics - Stalin in “mature dictatorship” Politburo and Central committee don’t meet. Purges led by Beria. E.g Zhadanov, Zhukov 6m in Siberian Gulags. Foreign radio jammed, “Western” arts controlled Doctors Plot

LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

LO: To assess the last Years of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D Explain his actions and path to power C-B Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*