https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx The in-depth look at one of the most notorious totalitarian dictators. en-us 2020-02-04 23:36:34 UTC 2024-06-30 09:50:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f95e.png bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440656083 Before the death of Lenin, Lenin expressed his distrust of Stalin and his actions that would happen after his death. Posthumously, he was correct and after Lenin died Stalin began his push to gain more power. ]]> 2020-02-04 23:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440656083 bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440902192 The Great Purge was one of the actions taken by Stalin to remove high ranking members of the military and of the government from power. Hundreds were executed. It removed the remaining bolsheviks and their revolutionary ideals. This helped Stalin consolidate more power as the leader of the Soviet Union.]]> 2020-02-05 13:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440902192 bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440902298 An organization utilized by Stalin to silence those who spook out against him or the Communist Parties actions. They were sent to spy on the public to find those who were not loyal to party.]]> 2020-02-05 13:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440902298 bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440912073 Publishers were not allowed to express their discomfort with the  Communist Party and their actions. This caused the limitation of free speech. If you were caught spreading ideas that were anti Communist ideas or ideas that did not support the actions of the Communist Party. If someone was caught doing these things they would be imprisoned or killed by order of the Party.]]> 2020-02-05 14:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440912073 bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440912611 After the death of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky were the two main men that led the Bolshevik party. Stalin began to push out Trotsky. He used propaganda to paint Trotsky as a traitor to the Communist Party, which caused Trotsky to to be looked at differently from the rest of the party. With the increased support from other party members, Stalin was able to remove Trotsky fully and took control of the Communist Party.]]> 2020-02-05 14:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440912611 bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440912892 This was an economic plan that was put into place to help boost the industries of the Soviet Union. After 5 years industries like coal doubled in production and began the reformation of the Soviet economy.]]> 2020-02-05 14:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440912892 bemadden https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440926057 The action taken by the government to force all privately owned farmland into government owned. This allowed for mass production of food to happen, which was thought to allow for more people to be fed. It was not effective in the end.]]> 2020-02-05 14:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bemadden/a1cc2ahxqalx/wish/440926057