Stalin

Question 1

Trotsky position in govement

Answer 1

Commissioner of foreign affairs

Question 2

Stalins position in Gov

Answer 2

General Secretary

Question 3

Stalin vs Trotsky philosophy

Answer 3

Stalin- Nationalism - create an independent socialist state
-a lot of effort into building power by placing supporters into powerful positions as Gen Sec
- Trcked Trotsky into not coming to Lenin’s funeral

Trotsky- Internationalism- create communist revolutions in other countries to ensure success of Russia
- didn’t u much effort into building power

Question 4

When was Stalin new party leader

Answer 4

1924- drives out opponents and his friends(Zinoviev and Kamenev)

Question 5

When did Stalin become sole leader of Russia

Answer 5

1928

Question 6

Goals of socialism in one State

Answer 6

Inspire other revolutions
Economic development of Russia
Better international relations with other countries

Question 7

5 year plans goals

Answer 7

Mechanise and collectivise agriculture - support industrialisation
Destroy private enterprise- Nepmen ad Kulaks
Full state control
More advanced technology
Industrial strength of USSR to become independent

Question 8

Collectivisation

Answer 8

*best practically and ideologically

-create a reliable, consistent supply of food
-surplus sold abroad
-money for industrialisation - farming machinery, more peasants in factories
- Group farms 50-100 grouped into one unit
Sovkozes- State Farm paid wage
Kolkhoz- State Farm with small area for peasants to farm on ad make living

Question 9

Collectivisation negatives

Answer 9

Backlash- reduced production- solved by Pravda propaganda and slowly reintroduced collectivisation

-Famine
Ukraine quota raised by 44% resulting in mass hunger as food couldn’t be eaten by farmers until quota is met.

Question 10

5 year plans industrialisation

Answer 10

1st 5YP focus on heavy industry
-mining- coal- IRon
- Steel production
-machinery

Success
Coal production x2
Steel production x1/3

Created engineering industry
Industrial complexes, Magnitogorsk

Factories- Kharkov-tractor factory

Bad
- Stalin removed ‘bourgeoisie’ mangers with more loyal often less equipped managers(Red Specialists)
- lied bout output due to terror

2nd 5YP

**better planning and targets and more skills

• electricity production and distribution
  -Chemical industry-fertiliser

3rd 5YP

Big industrial projects

Question 11

5 year plans urbanisation

Answer 11

• Urban population doubled due to industrialisation of agriculture causing peasants to work in cities and industrial areas

-large labour force

Bad*
- Roads and Railroads neglected d to industry