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Joseph Stalin
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Toltalitarian leader of Russia after Lenin.
He was a ruthless leader and though some progresswas made under his rule, 17 million Russians died. |
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Great Purge
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Stalin's program of ridding the communist party of those who disagreed with him.
By the time it ended in 1938, 8-13 million Russians were killed. |
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Command Economy
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A system in which the government makes all economic decisions.
Political leaders identify the countries needs and decide how to meet them. |
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Five-Year Plans
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Stalin's plans for the economic development of Russia.
They were succesfulby setting impossibly high goals and limiting the manufacturing of consumer goods. |
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Collective Farms
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The combining of 25 million private farms into a few large government run farms.
After much resistance, farm production increased. |
