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Joseph Stalin

  • Born

    Born

    Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878 in Gori , Georgia
  • smallpox

    smallpox

    at the age of 7 Joseph contracted smallpox , that left his face scared
  • Scholarship

    Scholarship

    joseph got a scholarship to Tiflis theological seminary
  • joined Messame Dassy

    joined Messame Dassy

    a secret organization that supported independent in Georgia .
  • Left school

    Left school

    he left because he had different political views.
  • Joined the Social Democratic labor party

    he join the party and became a full time revolutionary
  • arrested and exiled

    arrested and exiled

    Joseph was arrested and exiled for coordinating a labor strike and was exiled to Siberia
  • The Russian Revoltion

    The Russian Revoltion

  • general Secretary of the communist party

    general Secretary of the communist party

    being general secretary gave Stalin control of all the party members
  • Took control of Russia

    Took control of Russia

    he took control of Russia after Vladimir Lenin death. by removing people from power though bureaucratic shuffling.
  • sign nonaggression pact with Hitler

    sign nonaggression pact with Hitler

    Stalin that that Hitler was trust worth so he sign the nonaggression pact.
  • The Nazis Break the nonaggression pact .

    The Nazis Break the nonaggression pact .

    the Nazis blitzkrieg attack Russia
  • Stalingrad Battle

    Stalingrad Battle

    Germans was pushed back at the battle of Stalingrad
  • Meeting the President of US and Prime minister of England

    Meeting the President of US and Prime minister of England

    The first of these meetings took place in Teheran and Iran
  • Potsdam conference

    Potsdam conference

    things changed in the potsdam conference because president Roosevelt died and Winston Churchill was replaced.
  • Death

    Death

    Stalin left a legacy of death and terror as he turned backward Russia into a superpower.