Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928 and became Lenin’s successor. Stalin was a dictator but with his leadership he developed Russia from a backward country to a world superpower. Stalin had many triumphs during his leadership and brought both good and bad long lasting effects to Russia. Joseph Stalin’s aims were to make Russia an industrial and military superpower‚ and this was a time of clarity and strength for his followers. Therefore‚ he was also responsible for 20 million
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1. Adolf Hitler’s rise to power first began at the start of the 1920s‚ when he played a significant role in the advancement of the Nazi Party. Eventually‚ in July of 1921‚ Hitler became president of the party‚ and used his eloquence to present his views to others‚ expanding his followers. Although his persuasion ostensibly was important to him attaining power‚ it perhaps was not the only factor to his success. Later‚ he believed that he and his party were capable of leading an uprising against
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Benito Mussolini Mussolini’s Rise to Power As a youth‚ Benito Mussolini led a disorganized life. He had been a rebellious boy in school. He had fled from Italy to avoid military service in 1902. And he was arrested in Switzerland for organizing a general strike. World War I‚ however‚ gave Mussolini more focus. He rejected some of his earlier socialist beliefs‚ and in 1919‚ he founded a combat group called the Fasci di Combattimento‚ consisting mostly of Italian veterans. Two years later‚ he changed
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Marius was from a rich equestrian family and not of the aristocracy‚ even so he rose to power on the back of his military victories. Besides being a successful military leader the common people also loved him since he allowed them to do many things that the traditional aristocrats never would have. For example‚ he recruited his army through the common citizenship with promises of land and the spoils of war. Looking to his military success they were quite spectacular in the eyes of his fellow Romans
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him “Scarface” because of the scars he acquired during a fight‚ but he usually lied and said that they were from the war. He was called “Snorky” on account of the way he dressed. Al Capone was a notorious gangster‚ but like everyone else‚ fell from power. Early life Capone was born poor in Brooklyn‚ New York. His mother‚ Teresina Capone‚ was a very religious woman and a seamstress. His father‚ Gabriel Capone‚ was a very respectable barber. Their kids however‚ did not turn out like them. Al was one
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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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When Peter the Great came to power in the 1700s‚ the era of darkness that had shadowed Russia since Ivan the Terrible left it in shambles lifted. Under Peter‚ a new Russia emerged‚ propulsed by his modern policies and western ideologies. Although Peter the Great was famous for his excessive cruelty‚ ultimately the drastically reformed society and its institutions to strengthen Russia’s position in Europe. He established Russia as a military force‚ westernized the sciences‚ arts‚ and culture‚ and
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Yes‚Europe did have a rise in power in trade‚military‚production‚ and Power. When Europe reached the 1500s the population increased because of decline or stagnation.The amount of geographic discoveries made Europe start a process of going into a world economic system.More and More people found New islands‚ the more and more the found resource material. Since each island was just discovered‚ they were each full of rich material. Trade increased and the production of goods increased also.In the 1600’s
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Napoleon to eventually reach the pinnacle of the French government‚ granting him immense power. Yet‚ like so many others throughout history‚ the power wielded by Napoleon would only put himself in a downward spiral. Napoleon is accurately described by historians as a megalomaniac as seen in his constant desire for complete domination of not just Europe‚ but his marriage and legacy as well. On his rise to power‚ Napoleon fell madly in love with Josephine de
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What is “Rouges Gallery”‚ Anthropometry‚ and Dactylography? In 1857 New York police department set up photographs of known offenders arranged by criminal specialty and height‚ by one year it had over 700 photographs for detectives to study‚ this was known as Rogues Gallery. In assist of detectives‚ Chicago established the countries first municipal Criminal identification Bureau‚ and a year later the Atlanta police department detective bureau was created. They had one captain‚ one sergeant‚ and eight
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