Purges Flashcards
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Give evidence for the point one reason the purges were carried out were to gain control over the Communist Party
Many of the Bolsheviks who had been equals under Lenin were still around and Stalin saw then as a potential rivals
Give one point as to why Stalin carried out the purges
One reason for the purges was Stalin wanted to gain control over the Communist party
What effect did the purges have give another point
One reason for the purges was Stalin needed free labour to grow the economy
Give evidence for the point one reason for the purges was was Stalin needed free labour to grow the economy
By 1928 the Russian economy had still not recovered to the production levels of 1913 and was falling further behind the economy’s of country’s in Western Europe.