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    Great Purge of 1930’s - Blood purges of 1936-38 Alexzander Francis English 10 - Period 6 Mrs.Blomme April 6, 2018 Outline Thesis statement The Great Purge of 1930 also known as the Great Terror, was a horrific event where many military leaders and others died. I . purge trials Series of trials for treason People who were in it What happened with the cases in the end II.what happened Plans to murder people Secret police Victims

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    The great Purges saw One third of the communist party killed throughout a period of terror, which lasted from 1934-39, With Kirov being the final victim himself. On top of this many ordinary civilians alongside Party members ere also exiled and imprisoned in gulags. Some Historians believe that the purges were a series of distinct events that related to the purges. Whilst others believe that the crimes were entwined. However the cause of the terror is the topic that holds more debate. Some historians

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    Joseph Stalin’s determination greatly affected his leadership and led to the beginnings of the Cold War. His determination allowed him to rise to power and destroy all opposition against his reign. The Great Purge, one of the greatest terrors in history, was also done due to his determination to stay in power. This same determination led to, as well as shaped, a large quantity of the events of World War 2. His leadership was similar to the leadership of Adolf Hitler, yet because of his determination

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    Another prominent feature of the novel is the effects of the Great Purge on society. Fear and brutality reigned while logic and decency disappeared. Beginning with fear, this emotion can be seen throughout the novel. Starting at the beginning of the novel, fear is shown when the police come to arrest Rubashov. “‘Be quiet,’ shouted Vassilij, ‘Here is Authority.’ The woman became quiet at once (7)…The house was silent after the one shrill woman’s cry, but they had the feeling that all inhabitants were

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    Also prominently featured in the novel, the Great Purge negatively affected society. Fear and brutality reigned while logic and decency disappeared. Fear held an important position throughout the novel and in the real historical events the story is based off of. When the police came to arrest Rubashov in the beginning of the novel, the other residents of the house were afraid. Wassilij “panted with fear,” on page 5. A woman had yelled after the men had started banging the door, but stopped abruptly

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    The Great Terror was one of the single greatest loss of lives in the history of the world. It was a crusade of political tyranny in the Soviet Union that transpired during the late 1930’s. The Terrors implicated a wide spread cleansing of the Communist Party and government officials, control of peasants and the Red Army headship, extensive police over watch, suspicion of saboteurs, counter-revolutionaries, and illogical slayings. Opportunely, some good did come from the terrors nonetheless. Two of

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    During the 1930’s, Stalin ordered large-scale purges, targeting anyone who displayed even the slightest sign of being a threat to the government. The government was able to identify these people through family members or close friends who informed on them. With this, people no longer expressed their true opinions and instead conformed with the government’s ideas in fear of persecution (“Purges and Praises”). About 20 million people that were suspected of performing “anti-Soviet activities” were executed

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    died. In that 24 year span he killed an estimated 50 million people (Haines) and this doesn 't include the lives lost in WW2. For some reason, it something that we do not learn in history; it is excluded from our history books. This is called the Great Purge and was a social policy of Stalin, he was collecting Jewish people though he was after opponents to his regime. Between 1934 and 1939 stalin set in a motion to have about ⅓ of the three million communist officials purged (Freedland). These people

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    The greatest corruption that was presented by the Soviet Union was the Great Purge. The Great Purge was a period of time between 1936 and 1938. During this period, Stalin ordered a large scale purge of all the communist party leaders that he felt were a threat to his uprising. Not only did Stalin banish some of his party leaders, but he also ordered for the increase in imprisonments, police surveillance and unnecessary executions. This event is investigated in the novel when the hens refuse to give

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    The Great Purges

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    individual. He was constantly concerned that people in his own territory and those abroad were going after him to destroy him. As a result, he was ruthless in making sure his “enemies” would be punished. One of his most ferocious acts of terror was “The Great Purges” between 1934 and 1939. During those five years, Stalin executed and imprisoned even his own admirals and Red Army officers. The terror had no boundaries and nobody was safe from Stalin’s punishment. With the help of the Soviet secret police (NKVD)

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