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What did Joseph Stalin's secret police do?

they spied and killed for him


Was Joseph Stalin wanted?

Stalin was on the wanted list of both the Tsarist police and secret police several times for escaping from his exile locations and for fomenting revolutionary ideas.


What world leader signed a secret non aggression pact with Germany?

Joseph Stalin


Was Joseph Stalin head of the SS?

No, Stalin was the head of the Soviet Union and overall head of the secret police, the NKVD. The SS were a group of soldiers forming Hitler's (Germany) bodyguards.The SS was also part of the secret police.


What was Stalin's secret police called?

Joseph Stalin's "secret police" were GPU; OGPU; GUGB; NKGB and the MGB.The following were NOT Stalin's "secret police."The Cheka was started by Lenin and became the GPU before Stalin took over.The NKVD is often referred to as a "secret police" force, but it wasn't just that. It was an internal security force that included regular uniformed police and firefighters. The "secret police" were agencies within the NKVD. Thus, the NKVD was not truly a "secret police" force. The "secret police", the GPU and later the OGPU were agencies within the NKVD. In addition, most of the NKVD operatives were uniformed.The KGB was created after Stalin died.In many ways these "secret police" agencies were not "secret police" in the sense that they sought perpetrators of crimes. They were more accurately the "political police" rooting out people who were considered counter-revolutionaries, criticized the state or were otherwise not loyal to it.

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What did Joseph Stalin's secret police do?

they spied and killed for him


How did Joseph Stalin expand his power?

Joseph Stalin expanded his power by using his secret police and the government to control society. He took control of farms and killed farmers who resisted so that he could control food supplies.


Was Joseph Stalin wanted?

Stalin was on the wanted list of both the Tsarist police and secret police several times for escaping from his exile locations and for fomenting revolutionary ideas.


What did napoleon do with the puppies in Animal Farm?

Napoleon took the puppies and trained them to be his secret police. Just as Stalin did with the KGB police to control Russia.


What world leader signed a secret non aggression pact with Germany?

Joseph Stalin


Was Joseph Stalin head of the SS?

No, Stalin was the head of the Soviet Union and overall head of the secret police, the NKVD. The SS were a group of soldiers forming Hitler's (Germany) bodyguards.The SS was also part of the secret police.


How did Stalin Hitler and Mussolini use the secret police?

Stalin : He used the secret police to spy on people who threatened his authority. He also killed people in his own party because his power was somewhat sacred to him. Stalin also kept a close eye on people with the secret police and had guards to make sure everyone was doing their job. Hitler : He made the secret police kill Jewish people.


What was Stalin's secret police called?

Joseph Stalin's "secret police" were GPU; OGPU; GUGB; NKGB and the MGB.The following were NOT Stalin's "secret police."The Cheka was started by Lenin and became the GPU before Stalin took over.The NKVD is often referred to as a "secret police" force, but it wasn't just that. It was an internal security force that included regular uniformed police and firefighters. The "secret police" were agencies within the NKVD. Thus, the NKVD was not truly a "secret police" force. The "secret police", the GPU and later the OGPU were agencies within the NKVD. In addition, most of the NKVD operatives were uniformed.The KGB was created after Stalin died.In many ways these "secret police" agencies were not "secret police" in the sense that they sought perpetrators of crimes. They were more accurately the "political police" rooting out people who were considered counter-revolutionaries, criticized the state or were otherwise not loyal to it.


What is Joseph Stalin famous for?

For murdering millions the Great Purge, his secret police, rewriting history to place him self as someone whose been everywhere, deportations, famines, and more


During the great purge stalin ordered the secret police to crack down on?

Kulaks


What was the red secret police?

The soviet secret police were known as the NKVD. They are responsible for the death of millions under Joseph Stalin's rule. The Soviet secret police were first known as the "Cheka" from its acronym. It began under Vladimir Lenin. Then it was known as the GPU and shortly after that the OGPU, when the organization was given nation wide authority. The OGPU, still a secret police force, was later transferred into and became a department of the the NKVD. The NKVD was in charge of both secret and public police since it handled all matters concerning internal security.


How did Stalin keep power in the Soviet Union?

Stalin used the police state to arrest and either execute or censor anyone who openly opposed or criticized him. This of course maintained his power because without any open opposition, people did pretty much whatever he wanted. This policy did weaken the Soviet union in the long run though, because it killed large numbers of useful and productive members of society, as well as creating resentment against Soviet rule.