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Transcript of 13.4 Notes. 10.7.3 Analyze the rise of totalitarian regimes… To understand the Soviet Union...
Standard and Objective
10.7.3 Analyze the rise of totalitarian regimes…
To understand the Soviet Union under Stalin
I. A Totalitarian State
Joseph Stalin took over after Lenin’s death
Turned Soviet Union into totalitarian state
Command Economy- government control on economy 5 year plans- programs
to build heavy industry, improve transportation, increase farming
I. A Totalitarian State cont. Despite developing industry, people’s
general standard of living remained low Managers produced lots of low quality
goods to meet quotas Collective- a state owned farm, operated
by groups of peasants Kulaks-wealthy farmers
Did not want to give up their own land Stalin killed and sent them to labor camps
Led to “Terror Famine” 5-8 mil died
II. Stalin’s Terror Tactics
Stalin used secret police, torture and purges (mass killings) to edh,/ljnsure obedience
Gulag- system of brutal labor camps
The Great Purge-1934 secret police cracked down on rival party
Many of the most talented people also died
III. Communist Attempts to Control Thought
Stalin made a “cult of personality” around himself using propaganda
Censorship in the Arts Stalin required a style
called “socialist realism” to show Soviets life as positive
Faced persecution if they refused
War on religion- also tried to make people atheists, for loyalty only to state
IV. Soviet Society under Stalin
New elite were communist party members
Some benefits of communism Free schools Free medical care for children Equality for women