rapid industrialization of the USSR was a major altering time in the history of the Soviet Union. During this time‚ Joseph Stalin used several means to rapidly industrialize the country. Some of these means did not take any one else’s perspective into consideration and Stalin did not care if he hurt one’s feelings or not. Having the USSR undertake a massive push toward industrialization would only mean that they would become a communist state. One of the ways that Stalin used to industrialize the Soviet
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“Why did more Indians choose to become Catholics rather than Protestants?” During the 16th century‚ huge religious movements were happening as people began to travel to the new world. Many Indians became Catholic over being protestant‚ but wasn’t always because that’s what they wanted. Many Indians were ripped from their homes and forced by settlers into believing that they wanted them to believe. The reason Indians were mostly Catholic was not because of preference‚ it was because‚ at the
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The three main reasons why the evolution did not occur were because of the attitude of the people‚ the failure of the left to further the revolution and the success of the Weimar Republic in defending itself. In 1918 Germany was in chaos. The war was a disaster and so many people were suffering in Germany. In 1919‚ real income was only 2/3s of what it was in 1913‚ war financed by printing money and borrowing led to massive inflation and between 1913 and 1918 the mark lost 75% of its value. Major
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Model Essay Why did Stalin take control of Eastern Europe? Plan Introduction Explain Stalin’s need for internal security in its historical context Block 1 Discuss Stalin’s tactic for gaining Eastern Europe and the wartime agreements that carved Europe up into ‘spheres of influence’‚ e.g. Tehran‚ 1943‚ Percentages Agreement‚ 1944. Discuss how tensions over Poland intensified Stalin’s need to create friendly states in Eastern Europe‚ i.e. Soviet massacre of Polish officer
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English 3A 8 May 2012 Leon Trotsky: The Exiled Leon Trotsky was most acknowledged as Vladimir Lenin’s “assistant.” Trotsky was also known as Joseph Stalin’s archenemy. They disliked each other so much that when Stalin won over Trotsky‚ Stalin forced Trotsky into exiled. Trotsky was a great thinker‚ speaker‚ but not a great leader‚ since he let someone else lead him. Lev Davidovich Bronstein‚ which later was changed to Leon Trotsky‚ was born in Yanokva‚ Ukraine (Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)‚ 1). His birth
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Why did the Alliance break down in 1944 - 45? There were many aspects to the Alliance breaking down between 1944 and 1945 these are the long term hostility between the USA and the USSR‚ the arguments at the Yalta and Potsdam conference and the different personalities in the big and the change of leadership within USA and Britain. In 1917 civil war broke out in the USSR. The USA‚ Britain‚ France and the other countries decided to try and wipe out communism by force. They invaded the USSR in support
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November 2010 Essay Paper World History I Why did Christianity during its rise appeal to the Romans more rather than Judaism? GSD Geneva School of Diplomacy & International Relations GLADYS SHAHTOU Candidate number: 20100943 Picture: Table of contents Why did Christianity during its rise appeal to the Romans more rather than Judaism? Introduction Main Body Paganism Judaism in ancient Rom The rise of Christianity in ancient Rom Growth of Christianity
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seemed close to death and there was a political struggle Trotsky seemed to hold the most power due to his close friendship with Lenin before his strokes but an opposition had begun to emerge The opposition for Trotsky not only held Stalin but also 2 other politicians: Lev Kamenev and G.E. Zinoviev (a leading Bolshevik who had been Lenin’s closest aide during the revolution) Together‚ the 3 formed ‘’troika’’ a group & attacked Trotsky during party meetings‚ drawing on his writings/speeches from
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In 1932 things looked very good for Stalin; the First Five Year Plan was complete‚ the peasants had been collectivised and Stalin was the ’boss’ and firmly in control. However‚ there was still a little opposition in the Communist Party and a Party member called Ryutin circulated criticism of Stalin and how he ran the Party among the Central Committee arguing for his removal as General Secretary. Of course‚ Stalin was furious that someone of so little importance had the audacity to say circulate such
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of Soviet Russia from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953. Though Hitler and Stalin never met or even spoke on the telephone‚ their lives and fates were inextricably linked. Though each loathed and feared the other‚ there was much Hitler and Stalin had in common. Both were born into humble backgrounds‚ their early lives shaped by destitution and impoverishment. As young men‚ both were drawn to radical political movements. Both became revolutionaries and unlikely national
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