Stalin By Jessie Cheung History Presentation Basic Information

Stalin By Jessie Cheung History Presentation

Basic Information l l l Name: Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Known as Joseph Stalin means) Birth: December 21, 1879 Place: Gori, Georgia Dead: March 5, 1953 (74 years old) Place: Moscow, Russia

Childhood l l l Father was a bootmaker and mother was a washer The forth Children, the first three died Bad health since born His mother was very protective towards him Beat by father → hatred of authority Age of 9, father left the family without support

~ School life I ~ l l l Started his education at age of eight in Gori Church School Spoke Georgian, but forced to speak Russian Favorite hero was Koba, a legendary mountain ranger → became Stalin’s 1 st alias “revolutionary” Age of 14, he graduated first in his class and awarded a scholarship to the Seminary of Tiflis Because of the lack of locally available university education, he attended to Seminary

~ School life II ~ l l l he joined a secret organization called Messame Dassy (supporters of Georgian independence from Russia ) while studying at the seminary Stalin first came to contact with the idea of Karl Marx Age of 20, expelled from the seminary Work as a clerk at the Tiflis Observatory Began writing articles for socialist Georgian newspaper

♥ Marriage ♥ l l In 1907, first wife, Ekaterina Svanidze died, only four years after their marriage Had a son called Yakov Dzhugashvili In 1932, second wife, Nadeshda Alliluyeva died by shooting herself after a quarrel with Stalin Had a son, Vasiliy, and a daughter, Svetlana Secretly married to a third wife named Rosa Kaganovich ?

Political life start I l l l 1901, Stalin joined the Social Democratic Party 1902, Stalin was arrested 1903, dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov 1904 Stalin escaped from Siberia and identified himself with the Bolsheviks 1905, Stalin made a name as the organizer of daring bank robberies and raids on money transports, he was invited to meet Lenin in Finland Stalin met Lenin in congresses

Political life start II l l l l 1910, Changed his name to Stalin Became a follower of Lenin Stalin remained in exile during WWI 1917, Russian monarchy was crumbed, Stalin returned 1917, Stalin was editor of Pravda Helped the Bolsheviks in the November Revolution in 1918 Established a Communist government Communists fought a civil war against democratic forces

Rise to Power I l l l During the Russian Civil War, Stalin was a political commissar in the Red Army His first government position was as People’s Commissar of Nationalities Affairs during 1917– 1923 member of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets (from 1917) Also was People's Commissar of the Workers and Peasants Inspection (1919– 1922) member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the republic (1920– 23)

Rise to Power II l l l On April 3, 1922, Stalin was the General Committee of the Central Communist Committee of the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) 1922, he disagreed with Lenin over the issue of foreign trade → Lenin began to fear Lenin died in 1924 Acted like the leader of the Soviet Union Gained power, Stalin continued Lenin's New Economic Policy

Against the opponents I Left-wing l Joined forces with two left-wing members of the Politburo, Gregory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev → keep Leon Trotsky away from power l 1925, removed his emery Leon Trotsky l Trotsky and Zinoviev were expelled from the party and Kamenev lost his seat on the Central Committee during the 15 th Congress in 1927

Against the opponents II Right-wing l l Gained popular appeal from his presentation 'man of the people' from the poorer classes concentrating in building "Socialism in One Country" → optimistic ban on factionalism Got absolute power until the Great Purge , 1937– 1938

Great Purge 1938 l l The Great Purge is the name given to campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union controlled by Stalin during 1937 to 1938. It involved the purge of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the persecution of unaffiliated persons, both occurring within a period characterized by omnipresent police surveillance, widespread suspicion of "saboteurs", imprisonment, and killings.

World War II l l Signed Non-aggressive Pact with German in Sept 23, 1939 Ended by June 22, 1941 when German invaded Soviet Union

During WWII l l l November, 1943, Stalin met Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt in Iran February, 1945, Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met again in Yalta Promised to enter the war against Japan

After WWII l l l Leaded Soviet to victory against the Nazis set up of communist regimes in Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland Czechoslovakia In 1948, Stalin ordered an economic blockade of Berlin Soon recognized Mao's People’s Republc of China In 1950, he encouraged Kim II Sung, the communist ruler of North Korea, to invade South Korea

A meeting between Stalin and Mao Zedong after the CCP's 1949 victory over the KMT in the Chinese Civil War

Question 1 Which child of Stalin was captured by Germany? A: B: C: D: Yakov Vasiliy Svetlana Nadeshda

Question 2 Who is not the enemy of Stalin after he became the leader of Soviet? A: B: C: D: Leon Trotsky Gregory Zinoviev Lev Kamenev Vladimir Lenin

Question 3 When did Great Purge take place? A: 1935 B: 1936 C: 1937 D: 1939 - 1936 1937 1938 1940

Question 4 Why did Stalin order an economic blockade of Berlin retaliation True False

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