What were the goals?
What would really cause someone to kill 20 million people? Stalin had a five year plan to industrialize the Soviet Union. He felt that they were so behind and needed to fix their economy. He wanted to catch up with most advanced countries at that time. This increased to need to export steel, coal, oil, and electricity. Due to this five year plan the Soviet Union made impressive gains. He also wanted to regain the land that was lost during WW1. He basically wanted an empire and to rule the world. To do this he wanted a Strong military, spread the ideas of communism, increase food supply, and increase the production of raw materials.