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Quotas and the Great Terror
- Stalin used quotas for arrests and executions during the Great Terror.
- Regions were given specific targets, leading to arbitrary arrests and a culture of fear.
Children as Informants
- Stalin used children to enforce loyalty and break down families.
- Children were encouraged to report on their parents, creating an atmosphere of distrust.
Strange Bedfellows
- Stalin and Hitler, despite ideological differences, found common ground in totalitarianism.
- Their pact, surprising to many, reflected a shared disregard for human life and a thirst for power.