1. JOSEPH STALIN

2. Joseph Stalin “Man of Steel” Lenin thought he was “dangerous”
After Lenin’s death became rival of Leon Trotsky for control of the Communist Party
General Secretary of the Communist Party
Moved his men into key positions - created and broke political alliances as needed
By 1928 Stalin was in total control of the Communist Party

3. Leon Trotsky
Forced into exile in Mexico
Assassinated by Soviet Agent

4. TOTALITARIANISM
A government that takes, total, centralized control over every aspect of public and private life.

5. TOTALITARIAN STATE DICTATORSHIP AND ONE-PARTY RULE DYNAMIC LEADER
IDEOLOGY
STATE CONTROL OVER ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY (Censorship)
STATE CONTROL OVER THE INDIVIDUAL
ORGANIZED VIOLENCE

7. Great Purge
Campaign of terror directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power
Thousands of old Bolsheviks who helped stage the Revolution in 1917 were executed
Millions of people are executed
To defeat his rivals, he created and broke political alliances as needed, imprisoning or executing his rivals.

8. GREAT PURGE

9. Command Economy “FIVE YEAR PLAN”
Government makes all economic decisions
Industrial Revolution: rapid industrial growth in heavy industry and strengthening of military (Did so at the expense of consumer goods)
Agricultural Revolution: Government siezed all privately owned farms and organized them into large “collective farms.”

10. FIVE YEAR PLAN
Main goal of stalin was to build up heavy industry

11. Results
Secret Police
Stalin used terror and violence to force peasants to work on the farms
Government takes most of the production
million peasants die as a result of the Agricultural Revolution
Millions more are sent to Siberia
Strongest resistance - kulaks (wealthy peasants) Stalin eliminated them.

12. Weapons of Totalitarianism
Police Terror
Indoctrination
Propaganda
Censorship
Religious Persecution

13. Benefits Expanded women’s roles
Facilitated better education for both men and women
Expanded university and technical training opportunities - especially in the areas of skilled workers.