History GCSE
Control of the party apparatus
What Control of the party apparatus means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Control of the party apparatus
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As General Secretary, Stalin packed party congresses with loyalists, using his position to secure majorities at Party Congresses.
Topics that use Control of the party apparatus
- Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 1 The struggle for power, 1924–28 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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