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Stalin as a Dictator. Jade Coulter Alicia Wert. Who?. Joseph Stalin “man of steel”. What?. When?. Stalin’s dictator qualities Oppressive Power hungry. 1929-1953. Why?. Where?. Russia/U.S.S.R. Wanted to modernize Russia’s economy to ensure his survival Good economy=strong military. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Stalin as a DictatorJade CoulterAlicia Wert
Who?
Joseph Stalin “man of steel”
What?•Stalin’s dictator qualities•Oppressive•Power hungry
When?
Where? Why?•Wanted to modernize Russia’s economy to ensure his survival•Good economy=strong military
•Russia/U.S.S.R.
•1929-1953
How?• Ranked high in the Bolshevik Party• Became general secretary of the Communist Party• Made connections with many people in the government and
kept his connections low profile• His positions gave him insight on who could be trusted and
who could not• Made plans to industrialize Russia/ the Soviet Union• made huge increases in Soviet productivity • Purged “the party of enemies” which resulted in the
execution of thousands and the exile of millions to slave labor camps
Interesting Facts• He escaped form Siberia 7 times• In Siberia, he picked up the pseudonym
Joseph Stalin• Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili was his real
name
Impact
• The population suffered as a result of Stalin’s purges
Sources• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_jos
eph.shtml• http://www.weirdworm.com/fun-facts-about-dictators/• http://www.johndclare.net/Russ9.htm• http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112205/stalinsrussia.html• http://
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/commonwealth.jpg
• http://forward.legendpress.co.uk/.a/6a00e54f0e675e8834014e897eef2c970d-320wi
• http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09/12/article-2036347-0DD670A600000578-382_634x506.jpg