STALIN Flashcards
1
Q
what is stalins background?
A
- mommas boy
- violent father
- grew up in georgia;blood feuds and violence
- training to be a priest
- unruly but clever in school
- his career was a bank robber
2
Q
words that describe stalin?
A
-ruthless PARANOID!!!!! -vengeful -unempathic -callous -vindictive -emotionless -conservative (traditional)
3
Q
what were the purges?
A
a process by which stalin murdered people suspected of being state enemies
4
Q
people stalin worried about
A
- members of the party
- officers in the army
- independent people
- philosopher
- the intellegentsia
5
Q
what was the molotov ribbentrop pact and why was it strange (stalin wise)
A
the pact between russia and germany/ stalin and hitler
what was strange was that stalin actually seemed to believe in it
6
Q
stalin’s position by 1943
A
- began not to meddle with generals
- allowed churches to reopen
- 27 mil soviet deaths by 1945
7
Q
pros of stalins rule
A
-REGHM
rapid industrialization (5 year plans)
- education for many people
- growth of the soviet union into a global power
- helped fight against hitler
- huge military growth
- paid money to families with children (traditionalized family and women)
8
Q
cons of stalins rule
A
-PCSD
purges because of stalins paranoia
- collectivization (in human terms) meant starvation and unhappiness for individuals
- harsh limitations of speech and expression
- the devotion of resources to industrialisation at the expense of the standard of living
