Great Purges and Show Trials
Stalin feared being overthrown or a counter revolution occuring.
He formed a secret police called the N\kvd to remove any threats.
Some people who were charged with treason because they were seen as threats were old heroes of the revolution and anyone with popular support.
About 1 in 5 officers of the army were executed.
Often these people were put on "show trials" where they were forced to admit they had done it. This was achieved by putting the person on trial under duress.
There were however, attempts at normalization in the Soviet Union. Such as during the 1920s they tried to participate in world affairs.
They sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 which denounced war.
They joined the League of Nations in 1934.
They also signed various non-aggression pacts.
The Soviet Union also shared the concern with thewest about the rise of Fascism in Japan in the 1930s.
He formed a secret police called the N\kvd to remove any threats.
Some people who were charged with treason because they were seen as threats were old heroes of the revolution and anyone with popular support.
About 1 in 5 officers of the army were executed.
Often these people were put on "show trials" where they were forced to admit they had done it. This was achieved by putting the person on trial under duress.
There were however, attempts at normalization in the Soviet Union. Such as during the 1920s they tried to participate in world affairs.
They sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 which denounced war.
They joined the League of Nations in 1934.
They also signed various non-aggression pacts.
The Soviet Union also shared the concern with thewest about the rise of Fascism in Japan in the 1930s.