The Inter-War Years and the Rise of Totalitarianism · 1919 – 1939
Stalinism in the USSR
The rise of Joseph Stalin, Five-Year Plans, and the Great Purge.
Key Questions
- 1How did Stalin use propaganda to create a "Cult of Personality"?
- 2Was the human cost of industrialisation in the USSR justifiable?
- 3How did the Purges affect the Soviet military and society?
ACARA Content Descriptions
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Year: Year 11
Subject: Modern History
Unit: The Inter-War Years and the Rise of Totalitarianism
Period: 1919 – 1939
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