Before the great Joseph Stalin, V.I. Lenin was in power and made some terrible decisions such as; dropping out of World War I, which therefore made the allied countries mad at Russia. As a result of their actions they were left out of the League of Nations. Then Lenin went on to sign the Treaty Of Brest-Litovsk, which made the people of Russia mad because it had led to Russia giving land and monies to Germany while Russia

Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin were among Lenin’s revolutionary/ supporters. They both helped create the Soviet state. After Lenin died because of a stroke at age 54, these/ two men (Trotsky and Stalin) became bitter rivals for control of the Communist Party. The outcome of this/ struggle would determine the future course of the Soviet Union. Stalin, Lenin’s successor/ would aim at dramatically transforming the government and controlling every/ aspect of citizens’ lives (Ralson 150).

With all the raw materials like wheat and other things made in the factories such as coal, and steel, the economy was in a surplus. “Shipping and production increased 20%, causing the economy to need someone to be in total control and follow its every move” (Marrin). Stalin noticed that the economy would play a huge role in industrialization; because of this Stalin seized total control of the economy. Stalin developed plans for the economy, “Stalin’s plans called for a command economy- a system in which a dictator makes all decisions for the economy” (Chamberlin 53). He would control any and all aspects of the society and economy such as, business, labor, family life, labor, youth groups, housing, religion education, and the arts. Now with this control he would be able to improve all aspects of Russia with no opposition. With Stalin as the dictator he very demandingly and powerfully helped Russia build and sustain a great economy. “With the economy up about 30%, Russia was able to worry about other and better things, such as the Nazi’s” (Marrin).

When Stalin rose to power he turned Russia into a Communist country. All though it didn’t work out well with the United States of America, who strongly believed in democracy and freedom of the people, it helped Russia in dealing with their social and economic needs. When Russia looked at the United States of America’s policies it decided to develop a plan that they felt would

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