PPT-U.S.S.R. Post Stalin

Stalins legacy Defends Soviets from Germany WWII and expands Soviet influence Occupation of East European bloc Split of Germany German Democratic Republic GDR East Federal Republic of Germany FDG West. 39 Stalin Stalin OVERVIEW J leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, employed terror, repression, and execution to maintain his control over the Soviet people. Fami Divided and stuff.... Goebbels was made Chancellor after the death of Hitler. His only act as Chancellor was to write a letter to the Soviet General in Berlin explaining Hitler’s death and asking for a ceasefire. . L/O – To identify the significance of ideology in Stalin’s rise to power. Key Questions for this Section. How did ideology . help. Stalin achieve power?. Was Stalin’s ideology . a continuation . Yezhov. was relieved from his post as head of the NKVD and shot. . Lavrenty. Beria, a fellow Georgian and Stalin confidant, succeeded him as head of the NKVD. WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE PURGES ON THE SOVIET UNION?. L/O – To assess the significance of opposition to Stalin before 1934 . Stalin’s Russia: . 1924-1953. Origins and Rise of Stalin. Historical Context of Stalin’s Rise. Key Stages of the Power Struggle. manoeuvres . within the politburo. Opposed to the New Economic Policy. Supported rapid industrialisation. Trotsky believed that the extra money the peasants were making should fund industrialisation. Stalin Takes Power. When Lenin died in 1924, Joseph Stalin took power. He led the USSR through World War II and died in 1953. . By 1928, established himself as absolute dictator.. Totalitarian State. The Origins of the Cold War. The Yalta Conference (Feb. 1945, Crimean coast) is often considered the starting point of Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union. ‘Big Three’ – Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin were present. . Recap.. The struggle for power. Industry and the five year plans. Agriculture and collectivisation. the purges. The cult of personality. Recap. When Lenin died in 1924, he had been very successful in imposing a communist dictatorship in Russia.. Constituent Assembly. War Communism. Cheka. War on Factions. Revolt and Response. Kronstadt. Rebellion. New Economic Policy (NEP). Stalin’s Rise to Power. Deification of Lenin. Power Struggle. Party Politics. Russia . . Describe how Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union. (4) . Why did Stalin have many people murdered and imprisoned in the 1930s? (6). By 1941, how far was the USSR stronger as a result of Stalin’s policies? (10 ). Stalinist Russia. Agricultural Revolution. Stalin’s agricultural revolution was also successful - & far more brutal- than his industrial revolution. . In 1928, the government began to . seize . A government that takes . total control . over every aspect of public AND private life.. People give up liberty for a . sense. of security.. Need a dynamic leader to pull it off. Stalin. Mao. Hitler. Engelsina. became a minor celebrity, but her parents weren’t so lucky. Her father ‘disappeared’ and when her mother protested she was sent into exile where she died. However, when Stalin himself .