Question

what was the goal of joseph stalins purges? a. to build up resources for a war with germany b. to overthrow the aristocrats who owned soviet land c. to eliminate all people who threatened stalins power d. to place all factories under government control

Explanation:

Stalin's purges, also called the Great Terror, targeted political rivals, dissenters, and anyone perceived as a challenge to his absolute authority over the Soviet Union, consolidating his grip on power. The other options do not align with the core goal of these purges: war resource buildup was not the purge's aim, aristocrats had already been dispossessed earlier, and factory nationalization was separate from the purges.

Answer:

C. To eliminate all people who threatened Stalin's power