Savannah McCombs Mr.VanMeter March 21‚ 2014 What is the Soviet Union? The Soviet Union is a former country that was the modern day Russian federation. The USSR was a major world power during its existence‚ which began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and continued until its collapse in 1991. The Soviet Union and the United States were major rivals from the end of WWII until the late 1980s‚ creating a conflict known as the "Cold War" where the superpowers fought each
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After WWII The Soviet Union and the United States had many different political ideologies particularly communism and capitalism. Capitalism is a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. Communism is opposed private ownership economies of the United States and its allies. Based on Document A‚ a document was first telegraphed to American officials in Washington on February 22‚ 1946 and it happened after WWII. In Document A the United States made the idea of containment
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The propaganda of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union used many methods for conveying their messages to the wider population such as songs‚ books‚ movies and posters but because of the illiteracy and poverty of the majority rather than the other three posters was a much commonly used method. The U.S.S.R. used propaganda to convey their messages to the larger population throughout the years effectively to psychologically dictate their citizens into doing their part for their country’s future. As defined
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written by George Orwell‚ 1984‚ there are several similarities to the Soviet Union. One of the most important similarities is Adolph Hitler. Another very important point in 1984 is Big Brother. Big Brother is very similar to both of the leaders‚ Adolph Hitler and Stalin. During Adolph Hitler’s time‚ the government had absolute control over everything. This could also be called totalitarianism‚ which was frowned upon by 1984’s author‚ George Orwell. Hitler had complete power over the daily life
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| The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe | | The world’s most powerful Communist country was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ or otherwise known as the Soviet Union. It contained 15 republics that were controlled by a central government. Over time‚ it developed into a large industrial power that dictated all aspects of the national economy. It set levels of wages and prices‚ controlled the allocation of resources‚ and decided what would be produced and how and where goods would
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Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was a powerful Communist leader in the early years of the Soviet Union. Stalin was a dictator leader who terrorized the Russian citizens and sent many people to prisons and labour camps. Born into poverty‚ Stalin became involved into revolutionary politics‚ as well as criminal activities as a young man. After leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) died‚ Stalin outmanoeuvred his rivals in the party to oversee the party. Forcing rapid industrialization of Russia and collectivization
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begin to rule The Animal Farm after the revolt‚ he symbolises Joseph Stalin‚ second chairman of The Soviet Union and in in most eyes‚ including Orwell’s‚ a ruthless dictator who destroys the revolutionary ideals. He uses excessive force (Dogs‚ representing Stalin’s secret police and the KGB) and propaganda to strengthen his rule. The pigs led by Napoleon start increasingly resemble humans‚ signifying Stalin’s similarity to fascists. He later changes the 7 commandments of Animalism‚ like Stalin did with
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The people of Soviet population encountered very many hardships during the 1930’s and this can be attributed to Stalin’s poor leadership compared to the leaders before him Lenin. He took initiatives to replace the systems employed by Lenin and in introduce communism that was expected to favor the adverse industrialization advocated for by Stalin. To achieve this industrialization‚ Stalin used harsh and ruthless measures that saw extreme suffering and death of thousands of Soviet population. The first
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The cold war was being battled from 1947 through 1991. The cold war was a state of political and military tensions after WW2 between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc. They called it the cold war because there was no long scale fighting directly between the two sides‚ as well as the weather conditions being very cold and ruff. The Soviets can be blamed and most responsible for the Cold War. Most of the responsibility for the war went towards the Soviet Union because of their
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taken by Stalin to transform the Soviet Union in the period 1924-1939’’ Commencing from the year 1924 and ending in 1939‚ Stalin undertook many methods to change the Soviet Union socially and economically. Socially‚ he developed a ‘cult of personality’‚ which portrayed Stalin as an all knowing and powerful figure‚ consequently ensuring his position as leader of the communist party and justifying many of his policies and actions. However‚ to maintain his position as dictator of the Soviet Union he deployed
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