Joseph Stalin Biography Introduction Early years Joseph Stalin was born in Gori‚ Georgia on the 21st December 1879. Stalin was born Losif (Joseph) Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili‚ but later adopted the name “Stalin” which translates to ‘man of steel’ in Russian. Stalin was born into a poor family‚ his father a cobbler and his mother a washerwoman. he was the only son of Vissarion Dzhugashvili to survive. Stalin’s father passed away in 1891‚ His mother a religious and illiterate peasant woman sent her
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How and why did Mussolini come to power in 1922? The tumultuous era preceding Mussolini’s rise to power was marked by post-war grievances and prolonged economic instability; both of these factors resulted in popular dissatisfaction with liberalism and created an opportune atmosphere for his accession to power. The years following Italy’s unification in 1871 were blighted by poverty‚ a lack of nationalism and most devastatingly involvement in the First World War‚ resulting in national humiliation
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Why do people become cult members? As human beings we want to belong. People join binge groups (which turn into cults). A cult leader strips its followers of its identity until compliant to manipulation. This is shown through ego –weakening‚ total control‚ and recruitment The allure of cults is that people can be a part of something. According to Merriam Webster‚ a cult is defined as “a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by
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future of socialism‚ brought about potential contenders for party leadership and amongst these was Stalin. Through the next 5 year period‚ a great power struggle occurred between the contenders‚ but Stalin eventually emerged successful as the new leader of the USSR. Stalin’s position as General Secretary and other factors all contributed to this appointment. Prior to the start of the power struggle‚ Stalin had already used sly tactics to trick Trotsky
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In 1928 the USSR was still in crisis‚ after all revolutions‚ and the civil war. Russia was still not ass well developed as other European countries 20 years ago‚ therefore Stalin needed to transform his country into a modern and powerful nation. He wanted to industrialize Russia. Stalin’s main aims were to create a good defense from foreign attacks and to catch up economically with other countries so Russia will not depend on import from mainly Germany and‚ other nations. Industrialization
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The Hitler-Youth; Hitler-Jungen and the Bund Deutscher Madel In the period between 1925 -1945 in Nazi Germany the Hitler-Jungen was formed and developed‚ this group for girls‚ boys‚ and teenagers‚ ages 10-18 indoctrinated German youth in Nazi ideology‚ and trained them to function within the society of the Third Reich. This paper will outline the history of the Hitler-Jungen. The Hitler-Jungen was varied and complex ; it differed based on region‚ time period‚ class status of members‚ ideological
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Union‚ died in1924‚ there were many challenges to succession by the party members‚ namely Leon Trotsky‚ Grigory Zinoviev‚ Lev Kamenev‚ and Josef Stalin. Josef Stalin was not seen as a threat‚ as a result‚ the other 3 politicians did not see what Stalin was capable of‚ which ended up in Stalin eliminating them and taking the seat of power for him. Josef Stalin had many plans for Russia. He had many stances and views on many things he saw that‚
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The Hero Cult and Its Influence on The Birth of the Polis One of the most interesting facets of the ancient Greek religion was the hero cult. A hero in this time was considered to be greater than a human but less than a god. The hero cult essentially united a group of unrelated people in a kin-like manner‚ which in turn made the bond between these individuals even stronger. The archeological evidence for the hero cult begins around the second half of the 8th century BC (Seaford‚ 109). On an
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the catalyst for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party up to 1934. After the Great Depression took effect and Germany that they had entered a state of poverty‚ people begun to turn to extremist parties‚ such as the Nazi Paty. Hler realised this and took full advantage of it‚ ensuring the people of Germany that if he was to be elected he would give them what they want. There were a multitude of other causes such as the Reichstag fire‚ the Armys oath to Hitler‚ and the Nazis clever use of propaganda
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Was Stalin’s Foreign Policy a Failure? This is a question that can‚ I think‚ be tackled on a purely empirical level‚ proceeding by example and analysis. Stalin was in many ways a superb tactician; cool‚ rational‚ intelligent and utterly ruthless. However‚ his grasp of international relations was never the strongest of his talents. On occasions his miscalculations had disastrous implications‚ both for the immediate and long-term security of the Soviet Union. To begin with the problem was one
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