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What policies did he start? Why?(example: 5 Year Plans, Secret Police, etc.)

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What policies did he start? Why?(example: 5 Year Plans, Secret Police, etc.)

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1. To turn the Soviet Union into a modern world power. (Self-sufficient and militarily strong socialist state)

2. To demonstrate the superiority of communism over capitalism (Western powers) by proving that a modern USSR could out produce the leading capitalist nations.

3. To improve the living standards of all Soviet citizens. In order to feed the population, Stalin required the soviet agricultural sector of the economy to be more efficient. He hoped to achieve this through the introduction of new methods of production especially through the increased use of machinery, mainly tractors.

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A section of one of his more famous speeches. Cite the speech.

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A section of one of his more famous speeches. Cite the speech.

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Lenin, the great founder of our State, used to say that the chief virtue of the Soviet people must be courage, valor, fearlessness in struggle, readiness to fight together with the people against the enemies of our country.

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A short video from YouTube about this man (less than 10 minutes)

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A short video from YouTube about this man (less than 10 minutes)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2of8pmHYU

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An article about this man (History.com, biography.com...)

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An article about this man (History.com, biography.com...)

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http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723

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What form of government did he start? Explain this type of government

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What form of government did he start? Explain this type of government

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In 1922, Stalin was appointed to the newly created office of general secretary of the Communist Party. This government is that Communist Party of the Soviet Union abbreviated in English as CPSU.

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Stalin had a personal goal to gain as much power as he could for himself at the apex of society in the Soviet Union, and to maintain that power

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How did he have himself portrayed in propaganda?

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How did he have himself portrayed in propaganda?

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Stalin had himself portrayed in a propaganda as a peaceful leader or who unifies his people. A leader who knows what is right for his country. And everybody admires him for his great work.

Stalin portray himself as a strong leader and as a saviour to Russia from the west through the publication of posters and photographs depicting this

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What scare tactics did he use against his people?

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What scare tactics did he use against his people?

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Stalin used mass deportations, disappearances, forced labor, and torture on a huge scale.

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Questions to Answer: How did he come into power in his country? 

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Questions to Answer: How did he come into power in his country? 

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in the years following Lenin's death in 1924, he rose to become the leader of the Soviet Union.

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He suffered from atherosclerosis from his heavy smoking, a mild stroke around the time of the Victory Parade, and a severe heart attack in October 1945

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5 March 1953 (aged 74)

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Stalin came in power in 1924

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One interesting fact about his youth (childhood):

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One interesting fact about his youth (childhood):

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He was born with two adjoined toes on his left foot, and his face was permanently scarred by smallpox at the age of 7.

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Gori, Georgia

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18 December 1878

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                                         Josepth Stalin

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                                         Josepth Stalin

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By: Andrik Perez, Cristina Jimenes