their people. Rulers did many things throughout the course of history to show and acquire dominance across their empire‚ Louis XIV of France & Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union are prime examples who used terror and manipulation to gain sovereignty of their empires. First‚ Louis XIV of France was an absolute ruler also known as the Sun King
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explains the potential dangers of engaging in acts of resistance against the Stalinist government by stating “it was safer to keep dynamite during the rule of Alexander II than it was to shelter the orphan of an enemy of the people under Stalin.” This contrast serves as a measurement of the challenges that made resistance extremely difficult for victims. As well as this‚ the general mistrust and secrecy
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Heinaman US History 2/18/13 Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler one of the most well known dictators in history. He created the Nazi War Machine and made himself the leader‚ he killed millions of people due to racial descriminations‚ and he caused the second world war. Adolf Hilter was born on April 20th‚ 1889 in a town‚ in Austria‚ called Braunau. Hitler had a father named Alois Hitler. He was very mean and strict. Hitler also had a mother named Clara Hitler. Hitler did not do well in school. He was
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“Germany’s leaders‚ Adolf Hitler is plotting the annihilation of Europe 9.5 million Jews.” (6) This is showing that Hitler does not like Jews and wants to get rid of them. “The German people felt humiliated‚ tired‚ and bitter.” (6) Hilter did not like that this was happening so he wanted to get rid of the Jewish population for good. In the text it says‚ “Jewish owned businesses were vandalized or burned to the ground.” (6) This shows that Jewish people were not friends with the weights
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should have. Stalin started the Great Purges and used gulags as fear tactics to keep control‚ and his militancy cost money that could have been used elsewhere. These fear tactics left Russian politics paralyzed‚ even after the mass industrialization and urbanization of the country. Additionally‚ the money coming in from industrializing only went to further Stalin’s military exploits and even more industrialization. This industrialization could have aided the economy‚ but because Stalin focused so much
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Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and leader of the National Socialist German Workers‚ better known as the Nazi party. He came to power in 1933 and was the chancellor and dictator of Germany‚ and a strong nationalist. He attempted a coup in Munich which failed and resulted in Hitler’s imprisonment. While in prison he wrote a memoir entitled Mein Kampf‚ which means My Struggle. Hitler wanted to eliminate all Jews from Germany which is also known as Anti-Semitism which is prejudice
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Adolf Hitler 1889 - 1921 1889 - Adolf Hitler is born on April 20th in Braunau am Inn in the empire of Austria-Hungary. 1903 - Following his father’s death‚ Hitler leaves school. 1907 - He goes to Vienna‚ the capital of Austria‚ where he attempts to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. However‚ he has only limited talent and is unable to gain admission to the Academy of Fine Arts‚ failing the entrance examination twice. In 1908‚ following the death of his mother‚ he moves to Vienna to live
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Although Hitler and Stalin both employed a special police force to help control the country under their totalitarian rule‚ Hitler’s force relied on having secret police everywhere while Stalin relied on having individuals report their friends and coworkers. To control citizens by spying on them and imprisoning them‚ Hitler employed the use of the Himmler’s SS and the Gestapo political police. The SS initially started off as Hitler’s personal bodyguards‚ but under Himmler’s command‚ they evolved into
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Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship was characterized by Russia’s ideological transformation of Communism under his reign. Widely regarded as a tyrant‚ Stalin was responsible for massive repression of his people. However Russians remember Stalin for his leadership‚ advances in technologies‚ and victory in World War II. His usage of powerful leadership attributes created fear and promoted a tense paranoid feeling during his dictatorship. Under his leadership‚ Russia experienced a return to pre-revolutionary
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Person of the Year began in 1927‚ who influenced the world the most that year. One of their most controversial selections was Adolf Hitler in 1938. However‚ Hitler was the most appropriate choice for that year because he met the requirements of this award‚ by affecting the news more than anyone else‚ impacting the world‚ and having his effects still felt today. Firstly‚ Hitler affected the news the most in that year. He contributed to one of the greatest news stories that took place in 1938. On September
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