https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0 en-us 2016-12-06 17:56:39 UTC 2025-11-03 00:17:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142348576 The Soviet Union’s government was communist, where everyone was “equal” and the government controlled affairs. In reality, it was a dictatorship for Joseph Stalin ruled with an iron fist and used communism as a way to get his desires.]]> 2016-12-07 16:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142348576 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142348847 Joseph Stalin was the longest ruling leader in the Soviet Union before his death in 1953. He ruled with an iron fist and did not tolerate opposition. You were either a communist, or you were executed or sent to the gulag. He considered anyone who did not support communism enemies of the state.

]]> 2016-12-07 17:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142348847 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142349424 Before Stalin came into power, Russia was going through a revolution and recovering from the effects World War I brought. With the spread of communism by Lenin, people began to become communists due to all the economic crises going on. Communism heavily appealed to people so it was no surprise that the state became communist soon after.]]> 2016-12-07 17:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142349424 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142350037 Stalin came into power by rising through the Bolshevik ranks and eventually becoming Lenin’s assistant, due to his dedication to the cause.  When Lenin died, Trotsky took over but Stalin didn't stay with his arms crossed.  Instead, he kicked Trotsky from the Soviet Union and took his place as leader

]]> 2016-12-07 17:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142350037 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142350940 Stalin had various plans such as territorial expansion  but perhaps his biggest plan was the Five Year Plan. In this plan, Stalin aimed to industrialize the Soviet Union in fives years through various nationalized plans. In addition, he wanted to increase the output of industrial goods to strengthen the Soviet ecomony]]> 2016-12-07 17:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142350940 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142355028 2016-12-07 17:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142355028 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142355517 2016-12-07 17:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142355517 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142356541 Stalin sought to strengthen the Soviet Union's military through large funding and recruitment. He encouraged men to join him in his journey to become a superpower, in which he was successful. Stalin turned a weakened military into a militaristic superpower that stroke fear into the greatest of militaries in the world.]]> 2016-12-07 17:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142356541 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142359905 2016-12-07 17:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142359905 1005694 https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142360189 2016-12-07 17:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1005694/qm2wkc95kiu0/wish/142360189