IBSL2 SGQ6

QWs:

Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of one left wing and one right wing single-party ruler.
Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
In what ways did one ruler of a single-party state try to use education to support his regime?
MWH 361-368

1. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's economic problems?

a. What were Russia's economic problems?
production from heavy industry was still surprisingly low, more food would have to be produced
b. What were the Five Year Plans?
Stalin's plans, designed to stimulate the industrial expansion
i. How were they carried out?
They got the money from harsh taxes but rewarded the people with medals for hard work
ii. How successful were they? (Provide hard facts as evidence!)
They were successful in improving industry because the targets were so ridiculously high, but the people suffered under the brutal pace
c. What does collectivization mean?
small farms are merged to form kolkhozs
i. How was it carried out?
through brute force of armies of party members
ii. How successful was it? (Provide hard facts as evidence!)
it was a disaster, the plan was met with strong resistance by peasants of all stances and many were sent to labour camps, shot, or destroyed their own farms
2. How successful was Stalin in solving Russia's political problems?

a. What were Russia's political problems?

i. the government was unpopular

ii. he needed to reconsolidate his power

iii. some non-Russian parts of the country wanted independence

b. The Purges and Great Terror

i. What were the "purges"?
Politburo sought to get rid of its less loyal members
ii. How were the purges justified?

1. people called for the removal of Stalin

2. the was an assassination attempt

iii. What was the Great Terror? How was it carried out?
the imprisonment of millions suspected of treason
c. What was the purpose of the 1936 constitution? How did it work in practice?
it was supposed to establish democracy but it was just an illusion
d. What was Stalin's two part approach for holding the union together?

i. allow the provinces their own cultures

ii. Moscow was still the supreme power and could use force if necessary