Stalin Declassified “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic” • Murders more than his own country than all killed in war Russia were in wars combined • May 1945‚ victory. USSR celebrate end of WWII. Victory at great cost. Death toll at 7mill according to Stalin. Soviet documents declassified rose and said at 9million military‚ 17 military civilians. 26 million total. • January 1924 Lenin dead. Stalin began to emerge as the chief • Goal of soviet communism-
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horrific war fought. The war started in 1939 and lasted until 1945. No previous war could match the death and carnage seen by survivors and veterans. WWI was largely responsible for the conditions that had set up WWII‚ but the advanced weapons‚ the demoralization of humanity and the will to destroy showed the 20-year difference. The war included many nations‚ but the main Allies included Great Britain‚ the U.S.‚ the Soviet Union‚ China‚ and France. The main Axis powers included Germany‚ Japan‚ and until
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The Night of the Long Knives was extremely significant in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship and ultimately Hitler’s power. This night of brutal murder and elimination of the Sturm Abteilung (SA) gave Hitler the support of the army‚ which he need for both the creation of a totalitarian state and his future foreign policy and also relieved the pressures on Hitler. However‚ The Night of the Long Knives was also the continuation of many other events‚ which could be described as equally as important
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Joseph Stalin World War II showed the world the power of countries and their leaders. The USSR played a big role in the war that helped lead the allies to victory. Joseph Stalin‚ a strict leader of Soviet Russia‚ was part of the allied forces during World War II‚ and made a mark on Russian government by taking complete control‚ removing the old party leadership‚ and changing the USSR for the better. There were many struggles in Stalin’s young life. Stalin was born on December 18 1878 but‚ Stalin changed
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Joseph Stalin was a General Secretary of the Central committee of the communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. He changed Russia from an undeveloped country into a modernised country. As Stalin became secretary general‚ he intended to transform the Soviet Union from a peasant society into a new modern country. To do this‚ he introduced the new industrialisation plans. Theses industrialisation plans had a major effect on the lives of people in the Union Socialist Republics (USSR) during
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How did overseas expansion help European monarchs consolidate their power in the early modern state (1500-1700)? Jared Mitchell‚ Word Count: 500 words Europe was dominated by monarchies in the early Modern state‚ especially those lead by King Charles I of Spain‚ Kings Henry IV‚ Louis XII and Louis XIII of France‚ and Kings James I and Charles I of England. Traditionally the monarchs had been able to rely on the power of “Divine Right”. However‚ by the 16th century‚ Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and
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times and bad times. Prosperity and famine. Life and death. A major factor in this rollercoaster was the constantly evolving leadership of the in countries of power. Although new the technologies developed solved many everyday problems‚ extreme radical political ideologies were still a major issue. Three leaders‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Mao Tse-Tung‚ were notorious for their harsh policies in the twentieth century. Each of the leaders had successes and failure. Unfortunately‚ the large amount
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To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent
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In 1954 the communist party of China bombed one of Taiwan Islands angering the United States. This created tension between the two nations. However‚ this was the least of china problems. The New ruler of Russia‚ Khrushchev‚ denounced Stalin. Khrushchev blamed Stalin for foreign policy errors‚ for the failing of Soviet agriculture‚ and for mistakes that had led to appalling lose of life in the Second War World. Mao was livid with anger by this denouncement of his supporter.( film -China) Mao Zedong
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Stalin utilized education and propaganda to ensure that the minds of both the young and the old supported and agreed with everything Stalin did and how crucial he was to giving everyone a better life in Russia. By controlling what information people were receiving and what that information was saying‚ this was how Stalin was able to keep control for so long; the people who were receiving this ‘filtered’ information didn’t know any better. The people of Russia weren’t aware of the serious problems
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