The rise of Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was the authoritarian leader of the Soviet Union for 31 years between 1922 and his death in 1953. During this time‚ he revolutionised the Russian economy with a combination of rapid industrialisation and centralised economic collectivism‚ reforms that in some instances caused massive devastation in rural parts of the country (including the famine of 1932-1933‚ in which up to 6m people starved to death). A hugely controversial figure on the global political
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How horrid was Hitler?When Hitler was growing/grown up he had a lot of power.Some people made him mad but Jews made him really mad.Sense Hitler had a lot of power and was mad at the Jews he could do whatever he wanted too the Jews‚ so he started to kill the Jews.Hitler was a very cruel and mean person he did a lot of things to hurt people because of all the power he had. Hitler had a lot of power‚ it all started when he applied to join the German army and was accepted.He spent the years he was in
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Peter Benchley once said “Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides.” Soon after The Great War had ended‚ there were unmistakable signs that all was not well. Italy was left in turmoil and had made a poor showing in the war that they later paid a heavy price for. More money was spent during the war than ever before. As a result‚ the economy fell‚ and the country was plagued with unemployment‚ inflation‚ riots‚ and strikes. It was then that Mussolini joined the fascist party‚ later becoming
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popularity and power he gained with the populace‚ the more threatening he became to the freedom of the democracy within the Senate. “Marcus Claudius Marcellus‚ consul in 51BC‚ had opened the Campaign for the anti-Caesarians” . One of Caesar’s first actions once being awarded the position of Governor of Gaul‚ was he commenced increasing his army‚ some from his own money. He wanted more troops than he was given as governor‚ creating even more impact in the Roman Republic; “a Campaign was now established
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During the 1930’s the Soviet Union found itself in a incredibly difficult position. Following Lenin’s death in 1925 Stalin was able to consolidate his power base and break with Kamenev and Zinoviev. And by then end of the decade he emerged as the supreme leader. In 1928 Stalin introduces his first Five-Year Plan‚ the “revolution from above” to help develop the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had fallen behind‚ Stalin remarked‚ “We are fifty to one-hundred years behind the advanced countries.... we must
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Introduction Ever since World War Two‚ when the dictators Hitler and Stalin rose to power‚ a new form of government has become ever more prevalent‚ both in popular culture and real life (Arendt). Through a singular ideology and extensive propaganda campaigns‚ totalitarian governments control the populace as completely as they are able‚ discouraging individual thought and criticism of their regime (Laqueur). Although relatively young in conception‚ the idea of a controlling‚ near-omnipotent government
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1. Separation of Powers is the apportionment of various powers among the legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches of the government. Each branch has independent responsibilities and functions that are separate of the other branches. The legislative branch‚ which is headed by Congress‚ writes the law. The executive branch‚ headed by the President‚ carries out and enforces the law. And the judicial branch‚ headed by the Supreme Court interprets the law. 2. The system of checks and balances
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this period‚ only one-ninth of the United States’ industrial capacity was situated in the South. According to Towner (2011)‚ both
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Al Capone was an iconic figure of an American gangster. Capone‚ otherwise known as “Scarface” or “Snorky”‚ killed around 300 people. They called him “Scarface” because of the scars he acquired during a fight‚ but he usually lied and said that they were from the war. He was called “Snorky” on account of the way he dressed. Al Capone was a notorious gangster‚ but like everyone else‚ fell from power. Early life Capone was born poor in Brooklyn‚ New York. His mother‚ Teresina Capone‚ was a very religious
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After the Russian Revolution concluded‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Russian dictator‚ led to power in the Soviet Union. Stalin was a dictator‚ imposing brutal and horrific policies which killed millions of his citizens. He implemented a series of five-year plans‚ which rapidly increased the economic growth of the Soviet Union. It focused on industrialization and agriculture. According to History.com‚ it states “Stalin implemented a series of Five-Year Plans to spur economic growth and transformation in the Soviet
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