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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky vs. Josef Stalin
-Lenin died in Jan. 1924
-Power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky
-Guns or Butter = Heavy industry or Consumer goods. Stalin was in favor of guns.
-stalin is successful - general secretary (propaganda)
-made himself look good while making trotsky look bad
-Stalin puts Trotsky on trial for treason and exils Trotsky
-Then chased Trotsky with KGB(NKVD) in Mexico City in 1940 and killed him with an ice pick.
-Power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky
-Guns or Butter = Heavy industry or Consumer goods. Stalin was in favor of guns.
-stalin is successful - general secretary (propaganda)
-made himself look good while making trotsky look bad
-Stalin puts Trotsky on trial for treason and exils Trotsky
-Then chased Trotsky with KGB(NKVD) in Mexico City in 1940 and killed him with an ice pick.
Summary
Stalin won the power struggle with propaganda and later kills Trotsky with his secret police.