3.3.1
Stalin's Wartime Leadership
Stalin as Wartime Leader
Stalin as Wartime Leader
Stalin took on a new role in 1941 when Russia entered the Second World War. He was now the leader of a country at war.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact
- Stalin entered an agreement with Nazi Germany in August 1939 to try to avoid conflict with Hitler.
- The pact said that Germany and the USSR would not attack one another. Stalin stuck to the agreement stubbornly.
- The Nazis broke the pact in June 1941 when they invaded the Soviet Union.
- The Soviet Union was now at war.
War Leader
War Leader
- Stalin became an incredibly successful and popular war leader.
- He was very pragmatic (practical) - he relaxed his ideology to support the war effort.
- He opened the Orthodox churches again, which was very popular.
- He used the radio for speaking to the people about heroes from Russian history.
Weaknesses
Weaknesses
- Stalin made a number of mistakes as leader.
- He tried to hold territory he was losing for too long and refused to retreat.
1944
1944
- Stalin turned everything around in 1944.
- He was able to bring about the almost total destruction of the German army groups in Russia.
1The End of Tsardom
1.1Russia's Economy & Society
1.2Nicholas II's Autocracy & the Court
2Lenin's New Society
2.1The Provisional Government
2.2The Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship
3Stalin's USSR
3.1Stalin the Dictator
3.2Stalin's Modernisation of the USSR
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1The End of Tsardom
1.1Russia's Economy & Society
1.2Nicholas II's Autocracy & the Court
2Lenin's New Society
2.1The Provisional Government
2.2The Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship
3Stalin's USSR
3.1Stalin the Dictator
3.2Stalin's Modernisation of the USSR
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