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After losing in the power struggle to lead the USSR what happened to Leon Trotsky?
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Leon Trotsky got killed with an ice pick in Mexico in 1940, it is still debatable today whether this was the work of Stalin, however the attacker was an undercover NKVD agentRamón Mercader.
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Who was opposed by Leon Trotsky?
Joseph Stalin opposed Trotsky in their struggle for power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924.
How did Leon Trotsky lose power?
Although Vladimir Lenin had chosen Trotsky to succeed him, Joseph Stalin kept that from being made public. Stalin was already Secretary General of the Communist Party and had installed many friends in high office who were loyal to him. Stalin also allied himself with Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kaminev to run the government while Lenin was incapacitated as well as after his death. Stalin thus had virtually all of the important people in the Communist Party on his side and against Trotsky, so he was easily able to get a vote to expel Trotsky from the Communist Party and then exile him from the country.
Who rivaled for control of the communist party when Lenin died?
The main persons vying for power were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. There were others, such as Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin, but the first battle was between Trotsky and Stalin. Lenin favored Trotsky over Stalin, but Stalin was too entrenched in the Communist Party for Trotsky to win that struggle.
Who lost in the power struggle to replace Lenin?
First Leon Trotsky, then Grigory Zinoviev and then Nikolai Bukharin lost in the power struggle after Lenin's death. All three of them and Joseph Stalin had claims to be Lenin's successor, but Stalin outmaneuvered them all.
Was Leon Trotsky Lenin's rival for power?
Stalin had always supported the Bolsheviks, while Trotsky only switched from the Menshevik party to the Bolshevik party after it was apparent that the Bolsheviks would win. Trotsky was a thinker with brilliant speeches, Stalin used force for votes. Trotsky led the army, while Stalin was the secretary. Stalin had great political appeal, but Trotsky had great militaristic and organisational appeal. Furthermore, Stalin was mentally and physically strong, but after Lenin's death, Trotsky began breaking down. The power struggle between the two sparked a conflict in which Trotsky fled the USSR but was later disposed.
Who was the power struggle between after Lenin's death?
The main persons vying for power were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. There were others, such as Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin, but the first battle was between Trotsky and Stalin. Lenin favored Trotsky over Stalin, but Stalin was too entrenched in the Communist Party for Trotsky to win that struggle.
Did Trotsky regain power after being exiled?
After he was exiled, Leon Trotsky never returned to power. He was murdered while in Mexico.
Where did Americans join the struggle against the axis power?
It happened when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
When was Power Struggle created?
Power Struggle was created in 2000.
Did Stalin steal Trotsky's plans to get electricity?
Yes he did. Stalin said it was all his idea, and that Trotsky actually stole it from him, which was a lie. Stalin wanted all the merit and was paranoid about Trotsky coming back from Siberia (where he was exiled) to get all the power back. He thought getting the people to hate Trotsky was a good idea to keep the power for himself.
Who was the communist leader who competed with Stalin for power?
Leon Trotsky
Communost leader who competed with Stalin for power?
Leon Trotsky.
