Russia/Soviet Union/USSR
-Union of socialist soviet republics
Russia dropped out of WW I due to the Bolshevik Revolution
-changed Russia to a Communist country
-Economically, it was in terrible shape
Vladimir Ulyanov(Lenin)
Lenin emerged as the leader of the communists.
Lenin was a big Marxist supporter
-Marx never outlined how exactly to reach a classless society so Lenin and the government took control of the economy and farms with a promise to eventually give it back to the peasants.
-Poor rise up to take over the rich
Lenin organized the country into a federation of republics
- The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lenin died in 1924
Power struggled ensued between Leon Trotsky and Josef Stalin.
Stalin would win.
Josef Stalin:
Wanted to focus on building up the Soviet Union’s economy
-Just came out of WW1 and their revolution
Eliminated political opponents in great purges(800,000):
-killed them so they wouldn't rise up against them
Wanted nationalization and collectivization of the economy
-gov’t took control of industry(nationalization)
-abolished private ownership(upset Kulaks)
-forced peasants to merge their land into large collective
farms(collectivization)
The Kulaks resisted and Stalin used the secret police to kill them
Stalin admitted that at least 10 million people died due to collectivization and famine
Five Year Plans
-Stalin’s idea of economic growth for industry and
agriculture
-Goals were to be met in a five year time frame
-Wasn’t until the third 5 Year Plan did the economy start
to improve
-Josef Stalin-major mass murder
Kellog Brand Pact: Japan invades Manchuria
-Japan signed pact
-Japanese invade Manchuria
-Invaded b/c they got desperate for resources b/c of Great Depression
-Hoover put high tariff on Japan
-Japan has few resources
-Manchuria provided Japan with raw materials
League of Nations:
-put economic sanctions on countries
-Condemn the action
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