Stalin - USSR ALLIED
1. Background prior to coming to power -
2. How they came to power - power struggle after lenin died
3. Once in power, how did they change their country, both positive and negative - industrialization b/c Karl Marx said that communism is only backed by industrialism; collectivization of farms = making all the farms into one big farm; 5-year plan = in 5 years they hoped to improve the industrialization; Great Purge = killed people he couldn't trust
4. What was their role in World War II - made a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany; scorched earth policy = burned everything as they retreated;
5. How they lost power - died of stroke cerebral hemorrhage;
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