Notes
- Lenin was shot in 1921- never fully recovered
- Died jan. 1924
- Power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky
- "Guns or Butter" debate = Heavy Industry or Consumer goods
- Struggle continues for 3 years
- Stalin is successful - General secretary
- Expels Trotsky from Soviet Union
- Later to be put on trial in abstention for treason
- Hunted down and assassinated in Mexico City in 1940 (Ice pick)
- Stalin to follow "Socialism in One Country" slogan
Summary
Stalin successfully took power over Trotsky, expelling Trotsky from Soviet Union. But later put on trail for treason. He then is hunted down and assassinated in New Mexico with an Ice pick.
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Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.
- Joseph Stalin
- Joseph Stalin
Subjunctive Question
What if Trotsky had won the power struggle and not Stalin?