Russian Revolution

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Political situation in the Soviet Union after Lenin's death in 1924:

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A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders.

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Goal of Stalin's five-year plans:

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Transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power.

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Led the Russians in a second revolution (1917), Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread", Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)

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Vladimir I. Lenin

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Totalitarian countries are characterized by

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government control of media.

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Result of Stalin's command economy?

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Government controlled agriculture via collective farms.

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Main purpose of Soviet purges and trials in the 1930s:

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Eliminate opposition to Joseph Stalin and his government.

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In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin governed through secret police, censorship, and purges. This government type is called

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totalitarian

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Lenin on state replacement: violent revolution needed for proletarian state; abolition through 'withering away.' Inspired:

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the Russian Revolution

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Quotation by V. I. Lenin: "Replacement of bourgeois by proletarian state needs violent revolution; abolition of all states through 'withering away.'"

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communism

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Lenin's rallying slogan:

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Peace, Land, and Bread