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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.
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What was Stalin's Reign of Terror?
It was called the Big Purge. Stalin's reign of terror is referred to as the Great Terror or the Great Purge.
What form of government existed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Communism: It is to keep every man equal and average. No one can own private property and it was their form of government/economics.
What was NATO created in order to do?
N.A.T.O. was created following WWII mainly to keep the military power of the Soviet Union and its' expansionist tendancies in check in Western Europe.
Why did the Soviets what to keep Germany weak?
to keep countries between Germany and Soviet Union were under the Soviet Control.
Why did the Soviets wants to keep Germany weak?
to keep countries between Germany and Soviet Union were under the Soviet Control.
What types of leaders came to power in Italy Germany and the Soviet Union before world war ii?
Before world war II, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union gained dictators. These dictators had a drive for power and wanted to take over surronding countries. This helped lead to the cause of World WarII.
What was the Stalin era?
Stalinism is a type of Communism that used totalitarian methods to keep control of it's people. Stalinism uses propaganda, secret police, and government control of the economy to enforce laws and keep control. It was used during Cold War when the Soviet Union was in power. It was first used by Joseph Stalin when he was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953. Stalinism is the belief that communism can ultimately be attained when socialism is first firmly established in one country. Stalinism is contrasted with Trotskyism, which is that there must be permanent revolution in all countries at all times whether or not firmly established anywhere. Stalinism is more removed from standard Marxism, because Marx felt that one communist country would never last if surrounded by capitalist countries.
What type of leaders came to power in Italy Germany and the Soviet Union before world war?
In Italy, Benito Mussolini came to power. He supported fascism, which was similar to communism, like loyalty to the state, but had several differences, such as a strong home defense and motives to gain land and expand. A fascist government regulates the lives of its citizens. In Germany, Adolf Hitler came to power. Since Germany was still recovering from World War I, Hitler was easily recognized and supported. Like the rest of Germany, he blamed the Weimar Republic (the temporary and unofficial government in Germany) and Jews for the signing of the Versailles Treaty. Hitler's government wasn't communist. He enforced anti-semitism, or extreme racism against Jews, even though he also was against communists and corrupt political and business leaders. Hitler's first violation of the Versailles Treaty was building up Germany's army and it all escalated from there. In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin came to power. Stalin's government was communist and he killed all his rivals in order to keep his power. The Great Purge was when Stalin terrorized and killed all his rivals, and nobody felt safe. People suspected of opposing Stalin were thrown in the gulags, or brutal labor camps. The victims of the Great Purge were a loss that would weigh heavily on Stalin in the future. All the great Soviet military leaders were killed in the gulags when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 and the Germans caught Stalin unprepared. Although communism and fascism were similar, the Soviet Union joined the Allies to stop Germany, who broke their promise to not invade the Soviet Union. The Allies didn't trust Stalin, even though they were on the same side. Communism and fascism were two types of governments that didn't go hand-in-hand with Western democracy.
Why was the Soviet Union unable to keep up with the market economy of the west?
because
What was the relationship between the Soviet Union And Eastern Europe countries after world war 2?
The Soviet Union created satellite countries in Eastern Europe with communist governments to repress their people, repress free speech & keep people hostage to the Soviet Union's goals.
Who was the Yugoslavia communist leader who keep his country independent from the soviet union?
Marshall Tito
Why was the soviet union determined to keep hungary as a satellite nation?
Eyasu Moloro had to stop it
