Lenin’s Death and the Power Struggle  

• shot in 1921
• dies Jan. 1924
• power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky

TROTSKY VS. JOSEF STALIN/ “SOCIALISM IN ONE COUNTRY”

• "Guns or Butter" Heavy on industry or goods
• Stalin was successful --> General Secretary
• Expels Trotsky from Soviet Union --> Seen as a threat
• Later on trial for treason, was then hunted down and assassinated in Mexico City 1940 (ice pick)
• Stalin to follow "Socialism in One Country" left wing

Summary

Thought up by Stalin, he believed that if everyone followed the "Socialism in One Country" Russia could be independent and stronger.