Why was Stalin able to defeat his political rivals so easily in the years 1924-1929? Stalin started his prominent rise in the leadership of the Soviet Union in 1924 after Lenin died of Neurosyphilis and a Stroke. During Lenin’s final years as leader of the Bolshevik party‚ Stalin was one of the main men to take care of him‚ which is one of the reasons why Lenin made him the General Secretary in 1922‚ a job which later on in his career greatly helped Stalin further his cause to become the dictator
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Was Collectivisation a success or failure? Economic AIMS: Large farms = would increase efficiency = fewer workers needed = more man power for industry = increase in production = more overseas trade = even more resources for industrialisation = further increase in production SUCCESSES: 1928-1935 = grain doubles from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes Mass migration from countryside to cities = accelerated urbanisation= relieved
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3a) Why did Stalin introduce the Five-Year Plans and did they achieve for Russia what Stalin had planned for? Explain your answer. [12] In 1929‚ Stalin took over Russia who was considered one of the most backward economies in Europe. The Russian economy was in a very bad state‚ many of the factories were run-down and most people could not fend for themselves. Hence‚ to improve the economic conditions of Russia‚ Stalin set about transforming her economical and agricultural sectors by introducing
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colonel in a collective command. It was that which gave him the position of an outsider to the rank and file. Although a member of the Politburo‚ Trotsky had never held a party post. He rarely attended party meeting‚ and Stalin used this to his advantage. On the day of Lenin’s funeral Stalin sent Trotsky an invite for the wrong day‚ and so he turned up from his holiday a day late and missed it. This was highly significant being the funeral was not only televised meaning the whole world could see his absence
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Collectivisation What? Communal farms‚ Kolkhoz‚ were set up all over the countryside‚ for a variety of different reasons. Stalin planned to merge all the small farms onto larger ’collective’ farms. These new larger farms (Kolkhoz’s) would pool labour and resources‚ and therefore would operate more effectively and efficiency. In addition‚ state provided tractors and fertilisers would modernise production‚ again making the operations more efficient. Why? Stalin had a variety of different
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“Stalin transformed Russia from a backward country into a great world power… but the cost was certainly exorbitant” (The Guardian newspaper‚ 6 March 1933) Discuss. After becoming leader of Russia‚ a country that by his accounts‚ ‘was 50 to 100 years behind advanced countries’ Joseph Stalin sought to enhance Russia quickly‚ before ‘being crushed by his opponents’ (Stalin‚ 1931) To make up the vast difference between the agrarian country he had‚ and the superpower he dreamt about‚ Stalin determined
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mistakes were the main reason that Stalin came to power” How far do you agree with this statement? (24 Marks) There is an ongoing debate between historians as to whether Stalin’s rise to power was a result of Trotsky’s mistakes or other factors such as Stalin’s individual successes and/or individual genius. It is likely that Stalin came to power due to both of these factors. One major factor in Stalin coming to power‚ that wasn’t a Trotsky mistake‚ is the fact that Stalin held the position of secretary
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1928 with the first Five-Year Plan? There were many reasons why Stalin decided to replace the New Economic Policy with the first Five-Year Plan in 1928. These consisted of economic problems‚ ideological problems‚ political problems‚ as well as a fear of a capitalist invasion. Although economic problems certainly were an important reason for Stalin’s decision to change policy‚ the most significant reasons were political‚ since for Stalin the consolidation of power had always been his main priority.
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4/22/13 Class world history ld History Activity People in Wor 19 P r o f i le 1 Joseph Stalin (1879–1953) The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage . . . for the mass repressions and lawlessness they committed is enormous and unforgivable. Mikhail Gorbachev in a 1987 speech on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Joseph Stalin rose from a life of poverty to become the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. A brutal
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STALIN. A GROUP OF CORE SUPPORTERS: Huge numbers of people‚ form those at the top right down to interrogators‚ torturers‚ guards and executioners‚ were willing to carry out Stalin’s orders. Local party bosses – little Stalins – often initiated their own terrors from below. Stalin ruled unchallenged with the help of his supporting clique – Molotov‚ Kaganovich‚ Mikoyan‚ Zhdanov‚ Voroshilov‚ Bulganin‚ Beria‚ Malenkov and Khrushchev. POLICE CONTROL BASED UPON TERROR: Five Year Plans for industry
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