How far does Stalin’s position as General Secretary explain his success in defeating his rivals in the years 1924 – 1929? Following Lenin’s untimely death in 1924‚ the Communist Leadership in Russia was thrown into disarray. Months of ideological confusion‚ full of proposals of ideas for the 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
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succeeding as Emperor was decided either dynastically or by Adoptive succession. In Dynastic succession the current Emperor selects one of his relatives to succeed him. In some cases like with Augustus choosing Tiberius‚ the choice is only made because the intended successors are no longer a viable option‚ in this case due to the deaths of his intended heirs. Throughout the rest of the Julio-Claudian line and also with Commodus it seems that the preferred way of handling succession was Dynastic. The Roman
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difficult to assess Mussolini ’s domestic policies in terms of the benefit it created to society as a whole. One of the key aims in Mussolini ’s economic policies was to build Italy ’s economy to a level where it could rival the great industrial powers of the world like Britain‚ France and Germany. At that time‚ Italy ’s economy was backward and relied heavily on the inconsistent agriculture industry. Mussolini wanted to maintain capitalism while still enforcing state intervention to secure his
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Introduciton Josif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Stalin‚ was boin on Decembrer 21‚ 1879 in the small countryside town of Gori‚ Georgia on the east cost of the Black Sea. Stalin’ was the only surviving offspring of Vissarion Dzhugashvili (Father)‚ a shoe maker‚ and Yekaterina Dzhugashvili(Mother) a domestic servanet. Though he survived he developed small pox with would hurt his development leaving him with physical deformities. This ill deformed child eventually became the great ruthless dictator
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Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ Stalin….. These three names have a vast impact on the idea of dictatorship. These men established dictatorship and guided this type of rule throughout most of their lives. Dictatorship is a form of government in which absolute power is exercised and practiced by one person without hereditary right or the free consent of the citizens living in the country. It takes a person with a lot of courage and grit to become a dictator. These three proletariats possessed that
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Stalin was a great leader‚ known for his superior leadership and ruthless acts. Stalin led his people and country by fear. Under his leadership‚ many people were put to death due to political and cultural reasons. The methods Stalin used were fear-based. He strongly believed that fear was necessary in order to accomplish his vision of Russia’s vision. Under his orders during WW2‚ he ordered to search war zones and adjacent areas thoroughly for deserters or malingerers‚ and had them executed. His
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As a result of the Russian Revolution‚ Russia became a world power‚ industrialized‚ and a communist nation. The new leadership that was in place allowed for Russia to become a world power. Although banks and big businesses were altered to become controlled by the government‚ small entities were allowed to run under free enterprise which successfully caused economic boom. In essence‚ a good economy is essential to the ability of a country to compete with other nations. The five year plan system allowed
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civilization and in the process destroyed the core values of Africa.The traditional system of education was undermined to perpetuate western education which is alien to African culture.The trade and economic system was quite exploitative and was capitalist oriented.Tactically‚ the European colonialists explored and exploited both human and material resources of Africa to develop their own economy. The under-development of Africa could therefore be attributable to long term effects of slave trade‚labor exploitation
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Explain how Stalin developed the cult of personality in the 1930s. Stalin became leader of Russia in 1927. He needed to achieve the support of the Russian people and he managed to do this by using his intellect and power. He used propaganda and mass media. He also cleverly rewrote history‚ making it look as if he had a bigger part in the October revolution than he actually did. He also managed to make his relationship with Lenin look much closer than they were. He cunningly told Trotsky the wrong
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Why was Germany unified under Prussia and not Austria? I. Introduction A. Prussia was the foremost country in the unification of Germany B. Although it may have not been the intent of Prussia to unify Germany‚ it is certain that Prussia had the greatest amount of influence in German politics C. Austria was not in a political‚ economic‚ or social state to take on such significant role D. Prussia’s advantages: a. Almost exclusive German population b. Leadership more acceptable to German liberals
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