Ib paper 1 stalin biography

Fun with Stalin

Prescribed Subject 1—The USSR under Stalin, 1924 to 1941

Items to help you in each of these areas are listed below.

1. Struggle for leadership

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Why was Stalin able to obtain control?

He was the link between the Party leadership and the administrative levels below (which carried out Politburo decisions)
And used this positions to ensure the appointment of loyal supporters
His opponents underestimated him.
He removed his opponents one at a time w/ others and then attacked those who had been his allies.
He was popular because he came from the peasant class.
He represented the view ‘Socialism in one country’ as opposed to ‘continuous revolution’ and this had a greater appeal.
Stalin was totally unscrupulous, whereas Trotsky was loyal to certain ideals which he would not betray
Trotsky was considered ambitious and arrogant.

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