Rise of Dictators Pt.1: Stalin and the USSR

Rise of Dictataros

Pt. 1: Stalin and the USSR

Categorize

Options (16)

Colonies sell resources to their mother country

mother country sells manufactured goods to its colonies

export more than you import

no government regulation/intervention in the economy

promotes freedom

private ownership

buyers and sellers controle supply, demand, and prices

promotes economic equality

class structure with opportunity to advance

government controles the means of production

government owns all property which is shared among the citizens

government redisrbutes goods and incomes among the citizens

government owns its citizens

government controls commerce and communication

rigid class structure with no opportunity to advance

pomotes national strength and pride

Organize these options into the right economic systems

Mercantalism

Capitalism

Communism

Fascism

• March 21, 1921

• Lenin realizes total communism was failing

• Lenin allows reforms

  • some private ownership

  • some private money

New Economic Policy

Multiple Select

Which were components of The New Economic Policy?

• Full private ownership

• Some private money

• Full private money

• Some private ownership

• January 21, 1924 Lenin died

• Joseph Stalin manipulates his way to power.

Stalin Takes Power

• Stalin introduces a plan to industrialize the USSR

• Pros:

  • Industrialized USSR

  • Advanced tech in USSR

  • Urbanized USSR

  • Consolidated small farms into large collective farms

• Cons:

  • Widespread human suffering, including famine, forced labor, and mass displacement

  • Political repression and authoritarianism

Five Year Plan (1928)

Multiple Choice

What was Stalin's Five Year Plan?

• A strategy to increase agricultural exports in the Soviet Union
• A plan to promote peace and disarmament in Europe
• An initiative to improve education and healthcare for citizens
• A series of economic plans that aimed at rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture

Word Cloud

What problems did the 5 Year Plan create in the USSR?

• USSR policy that intentionally created a man-made famine in the Ukraine to suppress Ukraine nationalism

• Also effected Russia, Belarus, and Moldova to varying degrees

• Resulted in the deaths of millions of Ukrainians due to starvation, forced labor, and other related causes.

Holodomor (1932-1933)

Multiple Choice

What was Holodomor?

• Natural disaster in Soviet Ukraine
• Political movement in Soviet Ukraine
• Man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine
• Economic reform in Soviet Ukraine

Open Ended

How did Holodomor effect the people of Ukraine?

• Targeted various segments of Soviet society, including Communist Party officials, military officers, intellectuals, artists, ethnic minorities, and ordinary citizens suspected of disloyalty or

• opposition to Stalin's regime. Prominent figures within the Communist Party, including Leon Trotsky, were among those purged.

The Great Purge (1936-1938)

• The Great Purge, also known as the Great Terror, was a period of widespread political repression and purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s. It involved mass arrests, show trials, executions, and forced labor camps, aimed at eliminating perceived threats to Stalin's leadership and consolidating his power.

The Great Purge (1936-1938)

• The Great Purge was motivated by Stalin's desire to eliminate perceived threats to his leadership, consolidate his power, and maintain control over the Communist Party and the Soviet state. Stalin used the purges to eliminate political rivals, suppress dissent, and instill fear among the population, thereby strengthening his authoritarian rule.

• The purges were also driven by Stalin's paranoia and belief in conspiracy theories regarding internal and external enemies plotting against the Soviet regime.

The Great Purge (1936-1938)

Multiple Choice

What was the Great Purge?

• The Great Purge was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938.
• The Great Purge was an economic reform in the Soviet Union
• The Great Purge was a celebration of freedom in the Soviet Union
• The Great Purge was a military operation in the Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

How was the Great Purge carried out?

• Through mass repression, arrests, executions, and forced labor of perceived enemies of the state.
• Through diplomatic channels and international agreements
• By promoting freedom of speech and expression
• Through peaceful negotiations and compromises