at the time of Lenin’s death there was no obvious successor to lead the USSR? (12) Although Lenin’s death was relatively expected‚ there was still a lot of confusion over who would succeed him to lead the USSR. There are a number of reasons to why this occurred but there are still disputes about who Lenin wanted to succeed him and why he didn’t leave someone who he thought would be best for the job in charge of his beloved USSR. Despite Lenin having preferences‚ nobody was aware of these preferences
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policy brought glory to the USSR" Discuss the accuracy of this statement in terms of the economic and social impacts on Russia between 1928 & 1941 The statement "Stalin’s economic policies brought glory to the USSR" is accurate in terms of the economic impacts between 1928-1941‚ but in terms of the social aspects that happened between the same time frame the statement is overshadowed and no longer accurate. The economic policy did bring some sort of glory towards the USSR‚ but the social policy which
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helped persuade the center-left in both of these countries to break with the communists and‚ in France’s case‚ with Soviet foreign policy” By keeping communist from taking positions of power in these two countries‚ the Marshall Plan’s strategy of containment was successful. Had Communism been allowed to gain power in France and Italy‚ the feared “Domino Theory” proposed by Truman in March of 1947‚ could have easily been realized. Both countries still held considerable influence in European political
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founding the USSR and joined it as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (UkSSR). At the time‚ the leaders of the USSR became aware that the people of Ukraine greatly resented their new regime. To indirectly pacify this resentment‚ the leasers in Moscow permitted a great amount of local autonomy in the UkSSR. This was to prevent uprising and instability in their newly founded Soviet Republic. The genocide When Joseph Stalin came to power in 1924‚ he wanted to merge all areas of the USSR‚ as well
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and 1979. The détente was a permanent relaxation of the tension between the USA and USSR. The tension grew after the Cuban missile crisis. The achievements of détente were the SALT I (strategic arms limitation talks) and Helsinki agreements in 1975. Although‚ the difficulties in their implements can be perceived as limitations. The limitations were the improvements of the relations between the USA and the USSR and china. Some of the limitations were that détente did not reduce tension in all areas
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differences responsible for the growing hostility of US policy towards the Soviet Union 1944-46? As the war drew to a defeat of Germany‚ the question of who would be the main world power was arising. There were two superpowers – The United States and The USSR as both of those countries had the largest powerful army. Both countries were fighting together against Nazi Germany‚ however there were clear ideological differences between them. On one side there was the Capitalist US and on the other the Communist
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and Continuities in America from 1900 -1990 During the 20th century‚ many international relationships changed throughout the world. America‚ for example‚ experienced changes and continues throughout this time. America’s relations changed with the USSR after World War II from allies to enemies‚ the US’s controlling relations with Cuba to enemies‚ and the United States position to global power. Even though the Unites States of America had many changes‚ there were some things that stayed the same.
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The Korean War was a civil war between the nations of North Korea and South Korea‚ which was a result of the occupation zones of the Soviet Union and the United States that were established at the end of World War II. Often called the “forgotten war” because of the lack of attention Americans had given it‚ the Korean War demonstrated how the direction of United States foreign policy was affected during the Cold War. The failure to hold free elections after World War II throughout the Korean
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The USA and the USSR as World Superpowers‚ 1945-1991 Harry Truman-President‚ USA Joseph Stalin‚ USSR The roots of the Cold War Almost as soon as the Second World War ended‚ the winners started to argue with each other. In particular‚ a bitter conflict developed between the USA and USSR. This struggle continued until the late 1980s. Walter Lippmann‚ an American journalist writing in the 1940s‚called it a ’cold war’ and the phrase has been widely used since. Historians have produced three
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Soviet Involvement in WWII A major world power in the mid 20th century‚ the communist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ commonly known as the USSR‚ was dragged into a growing European conflict which eventually developed into the cataclysmic World War II. In the whirlwind of peace treaties and newly forged alliances‚ the USSR appealed to its neighbors and commenced building strong alliances. The Soviet- German pact‚ signed in 1939‚ was a hasty agreement made between the Soviets and the Germans
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