How did Joseph Stalin create an atmosphere of fear in Russia during his reign?

In the years following Lenin's death in 1924, he rose to become the authoritarian leader of the Soviet Union. ... After being elected to the Bolshevik Central Committee in April 1917, Stalin helped Lenin to evade capture by authorities and ordered the besieged Bolsheviks to surrender to avoid a bloodbath.

they wanted the u.s. to fight on the side of the central powers.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.