view (45 marks) The naivety of the Nazi conquering force and the sheer size of Russia and the recourses it had at its disposal played a far more significant role in determining the outcome of the war than the dictatorial leadership employed by Stalin. Stalin’s commitment to expand and modernise Russia’s industry prior to 1941‚ established the Soviet power base capable of defeating the Germans in the 1941-45 war. Stalin’s mass industrialisation through his Five Year Plans provided Russia with
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you agree or disagree with this view... In some ways the weaknesses of the left wing were responsible for Stalin’s victory‚ however‚ there were other factors that influenced his victory also. One of the main weaknesses of the left which benefitted Stalin majorly was Trotsky and his constant misjudge when it came to making decisions. Trotsky‚ being the leader of the left wing was an arrogant man who wasn’t trusted by his fellow party members due to his poor attitude towards the party‚ his late membership
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1924-29? In the years before Lenin’s death and the years that followed. Stalin was seen to be in the weaker position than the seven other opponents‚ this being because he was doubted in his role in the revolution and therefore as his role of the leader of the party. I believe that the personalities of the contenders was significant in the power struggle but it was also several main factors that played a role in allowing Stalin to become victorious these being his ruthless personality and devious strategies
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members. The ambiguity of Lenin’s will paved the way for the apparent heir to seize power‚ sparking conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. The ensuing struggle for power triggered fierce disputes over the economy and the question of succession was reflected in battles between the dominant right and left wing. Despite Trotsky’s standpoint as unofficial deputy to Lenin‚ Stalin was able to seize the role through his notion of socialism in one country which portrayed facets of both patriotism an rejuvenation
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helped Stalin gain control of the party by defeating his rivals on the right. On the other hand‚ collectivisation had many disastrous effects for the Communist Party‚ such as the great famines that killed millions of people. Stalin’s personal and political gains were one of the greatest successes for the Communist Party that came from collectivisation. For a start‚ the idea of collectivisation was in direct opposition to his‚ now‚ rivals on the right in Bukharin‚ Tomsky and Ryhkov. Stalin adopted
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How far were ideological differences responsible for the growing hostility of US policy towards the Soviet Union 1944-6? ` I think ideological differences played a large part in the growing hostility of US policy towards the Soviet Union‚ however I also think that other issues and ideas contributed largely. Fundamentally‚ the two sides were complete opposites of each other‚ with entirely different ideological ideas. One of the main ideological differences was the USA’s idea of the USSR being expansionists
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can see these differences. For example‚ Stalin wanted to cripple Germany. Truman knew that Stalin was wrong‚ and didn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the Treaty of Versailles. Stalin didn’t understand why they wanted to help Germany so much‚ and thought that they were trying to get Germany strong again so they could defeat him. Also at the meeting‚ Truman informed Stalin that America had successfully tested their atomic bomb. Truman wanted to scare Stalin and wanted him to know that they were just
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scene in early 1940 of a wholesale killing by the Soviet NKVD (Narodny Komissariat Vnutrennykh Del)‚ or secret police. The soviets targeted over 22‚000 Polish intelligentsia—military‚ officers‚ doctors‚ engineers‚ police officers‚ and teachers—which Stalin‚ the Soviet leader‚ sought to eradicate preventively (Sterio‚ 2012). For 50 years‚ this massacre was subject to a massive cover up. Initially the Soviet Union blamed the Nazis for the murders‚ saying that the killings took place in 1941 when the territory
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war developed due to soviet expansionism and this was clear in Stalin’s foreign policy. This was evident in the events that took place after 1945. One of the events that would side with this view would be the defeat of Germany in 1945 which gave Stalin the opportunity to spread communism through the use of Red Army. Source 7 would support this as it states ‘much of central and eastern Europe was within the soviet sphere of influence’. This was true because the Red Army controlled large areas of
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problems for Khrushchev as it angered the Party and caused problems with foreign policy. The policy of De-Stalinisation mainly included the de-centralisation of the Party‚ the removal of terror and censorship (with “the Thaw”)‚ and the denunciation of Stalin himself. Khrushchev aimed to de-centralise the Party by abolishing the economic ministries and replacing them with 105 regional ministries (which by 1956 was reduced to 47)‚ by introducing term limits‚ by removing privileges (dachas‚ special access
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