Cold War Terms Yalta Conference Who: Allied leader‚ the Bid Three (Stalin‚ Roosevelt‚ Churchill) When: February 1945 What: They met at Yalta to plan what would happen to Europe after Germany’s defeat - Stalin agreed to enter war with Japan after Germany lost. - The USSR’s border moved further into Poland. - Germany would be divided into four zones: American‚ French‚ British and Soviet. - The Big Three: Stalin‚ Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to hunt down all war criminals and join the new
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In his rise to power after the death of Vladimir Lenin‚ Joseph Stalin sought to grow his vast control over the Soviet Union. Stalin recognized that his country possessed a greatly inferior military‚ industry‚ and economy to the other world powers; he wanted to change that. Stalin authorized a series of initiatives designed to rapidly industrialize the country into a world superpower. In terms of output‚ Stalin’s “five-year plan” was a complete success. Industrial production rose 250 percent and heavy
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The period between 1924 and 1929 is known as the ‘Golden Age’ or ‘The Years of Hope’. Some people think that the Weimar Republic recovered‚ but others disagree and think that it’d got worse or was only a slight improvement. During the years 1924 to 1929 the Weimar Republic appeared to recover from the disasters of 1923. The period of 1924 - 1929 is often seen as the high point of the Weimar Republic. This interpretation is also heightened by the fact that the period before it (1919-1923) was filled
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Stalin and the Struggle for Power The Communist Party in the 1920’s‚ Stalin’s Rise to Power and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force
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mentioned in the opening paragraph Stalin’s reputation is often stained with false information from western propagandists and his enemies within the party. As such‚ his impact on the Union is often blotted out‚ so what are his achievements exactly? Stalin implanted a successful system of collectivization in the agricultural which lead to the modernization of the sector. Collectivization is a policy in which instead of many small farms run by rich peasants‚ they are collectivised into huge farms run
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1930s Joseph Stalin became increasingly concerned that the Soviet Union would be invaded by Nazi Germany. Stalin believed the best way to of dealing with Germany was to form an anti-fascist alliance with countries in the west. Stalin argued that even Adolf Hitler would not start a war against a united Europe. Adam B. Ulam‚ the author of Stalin: The Man and his Era has argued: "Soviet diplomacy sought (in a much more realistic way than that of Britain and France) to avoid war. To do Stalin justice‚ he
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Joseph Stalin is an incredibly important figure in the history of Russia. During his reign of terror‚ Russia developed into a formidable world power. As he worked to modernize Russia‚ his use of violence against the people led to an impressive death toll. Despite this‚ Stalin’s carefully maintained public image made him beloved amongst many of his people. Before Stalin’s rise to power‚ Russia was not industrialized and was based mostly on peasant farmers. Stalin realized the need to Russia’s industry
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Joseph Stalin caused terrible deaths to more than twenty million people. He had a hard childhood that made him seem to have a soul made of steel. After the death of the Soviet Union’s leader‚ Stalin fought hard to gain control of the country. With this‚ he caused a huge famine under his control. Stalin had a contract with Hitler and soon became too trusting. But‚ towards Stalin’s death‚ people thought he was out of his mind. Stalin’s childhood that was full of hardships caused him to become thirsty
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The death of Lenin marked the start of Stalin legacy over U.S.S.R. In his speech The Hard Line‚ he said “All beat her-for her backwardness: for military backwardness‚ for cultural backwardness‚ for political backwardness‚ for industrial backwardness‚ for agricultural backwardness.”‚ not only does this phrase describes the state of U.S.S.R but also Stalin ambition and sensitivity towards his country. Stalin design was to insure that Russia would no longer trail behind the rest of the world as it
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Both Hitler and Stalin made use of propaganda in all forms of media‚ however they each focused on different areas‚ Hitler strongly trying to influence the youth populations while Stalin controlled visual media‚ altering photos and paintings. To make strong use of propaganda in Nazi Germany‚ Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as the Minister of Propaganda. Goebbels “had control of all branches of the media and the arts”. He remained Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945‚ throughout the war‚ even
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