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1921
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Agency that was responsible for central economic planning
1923
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1922
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1922 - 1923
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1922
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1923
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1924 - 1927
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1925
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1926
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1927
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1928
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1928 - 1932
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Goal= To transform the soviet union from an agricultural country to an industrialized country
Soviet workers needed to increase the output from their factories-- were expected to triple their output in steel, oil, coal, iron, and machine making
1929-- Stalin ordered that these tasks must be completed in 4 years, not 5
The first five year plan was a failure, because the outputs were well below the target numbers
1929
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Kulaks were rich peasants. Stalin called for the liquidation of the Kulak’s as a class in order to make sure that industrialization was successful.
1930
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Stalin originally tried to persuade the Kulak’s into being liquidated, but once that did not work, he introduced terror. In response to Stalin’s terror, Kulak’s often destroyed their crops and killed their animals to prevent Stalin from taking them. Additionally, in 1932 the USSR faced their worst drought in Russia’s history. Despite the drought, Stalin continued with forced collectivization, and millions died
1933 - 1937
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Purpose= To create an entirely socialist economy
Jan 1934 plan approved by 17th party congress, but only called for higher living standards and higher production
Successful, especially in 1934-1936
Machine-production, Iron, and Steel output were incredible
1938 - 1941
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only lasted 3 years bc then Germany invades USSR
Plan was also a failure before Germany invades
1932
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Pact was broken in 1939 when the USSR invaded Poland
1934
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1939
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Extremely surprising, since they hated each other
The pact said that neither Hitler nor Stalin would attack each other for 10 years
Stalin used it to build up army against Hitler
Hitler used it to make it easy for him to invade Poland
Secretly agreed on how E Europe would be divided
The non-aggression pact was over when Hitler invaded the USSR in 1941
1939
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June 1948
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USSR cut off all railroads, rail, and freight traffic to West Berlin
Deprived citizens of necessities such as electricity, food, and fuel for almost a year
Stalin put the blockade in place because he wanted to force his allies to change their policies--GREED!!!!
1949
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June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
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North Korea was under Russian control
Got permission from Stalin to invade S Korea, since wanted to reunite, and Stalin believed that the US would not protect S Korea
Escalated, because Stalin became allies with Mao, another communist
US became allies w Jiang Jeshi (originally led the nationalists and then fled to Taiwan--believed to be the “real” China)
US tried to aid the South Korean invasion in N korea, but was pushed back by Mao(ruler of commu china) since Mao believed that the US would invade through NK
1924
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job was to promote people to defy religion, and believe in Stalin
Icons were burned, anti-religious propaganda campaigns were set up
History was distorted, Soviet and russian leaders became the history that was taught in schools, which provided students with the idea that Stalin is a supreme leader--provided them with pride in their leader and in their country
1934
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By 1934, All prisons, camps, and colonies were under Gulag control
Food was scarce, working conditions were atrocious
1933
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Founded by Lenin and Trotsky
Was the formation of a government, and the goal of the new government was to stimulate and aid world communist revolution.
Led to fears of communist expansion, since Stalin adopted this plan
Stalin tried to adapt the comintern, but luckily it failed.
1934
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Secret police
1936 - 1938
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1936 - 1939
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Marked the beginning of the Show Trials
Trial of the 16, August 1936
NKVD claimed to have uncovered a Trotskyist-Zinovievist revolutionary conspiracy
Zinoviev, Kamenev, and 14 others were accused of plotting to try and kill Stalin and other politburo members
The 16 were then executed
1937
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Marked the pinnacle of the Great Purge. High-ranking party officials were being expelled due to being “nationalists”
Many of these officials were placed in the Gulag
Spread to the red army
High ranking military officials were accused of plotting w Trotsky, and foreign enemies to assassinate Soviet leaders
1953
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