Joseph Stalin Dbq

Great Purge of the 1930’s
Joseph Stalin once said “A death solves all problems no man no problem,” this way of thinking led to the Great Purge of the 1930’s. Joseph Stalin executed people that he thought were traitors The Purge of the the 1930’s began with Stalin becoming the leader of Russia, ended in executions of so called traitors, and George Orwell’s Animal Farm symbolizes this with the executions of the animals.
Before Stalin became the leader of Russia he was on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik party appointed by Vladimir Lenin. Joseph Stalin became the leader of Russia in 1929 after Lenin’s death. While over Russia Stalin launched a five year plan to make Russia become a more industrial power a step up from being a poor country.("History.com") Many of the farmers disagreed with Stalin in return he shot or exiled them. Stalin got control over the media of Russia he changed history books to give himself a more prominent role the revolution and named towns in his honor. ("History Learning Site") …show more content…
In 1929 over 5,000 Russian scholars, scientists, cultural, and religious leaders were either shot without a trail at all or sent to a prison camp. ("History Learning Site")In the end of 1933 twenty five percent of the Russian population died under Stalin’s rule. Even British engineers were arrested and put on the death penalty. This didn’t change after World War Two where Salin continued his wrath and murder of people accused of being against him. He also gave the North Korean Leader Kim II Son permission to invade the United States which was a factor in the beginning of the Korean

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