tyrants‚ one Russian and one German. Most people are familiar with the German dictator‚ Hitler‚ who was solely responsible for anti-Semitic policies resulting in the Holocaust‚ the decimation of Jews‚ communists‚ and gypsies. Strangely enough‚ people are not as familiar with the Russian authoritarian‚ Stalin‚ even though his policies on collectivization lead to just as many deaths as the Holocaust. Hitler rose to power in hopes of creating an Aryan Race‚ a master race of the Germans; Hitler’s
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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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04/29/2002 Saddam vs. Stalin Since the beginning of the world‚ there has been an ongoing cycle of tyrannical leaders that have ruled their lands with an evil hand. Since the beginning of the twentieth century we have seen perhaps the deadliest dictators of them all. Stalin’s regime in the 1930’s and 1940’s in the Soviet Union and Saddam’s regime in the present day Iraq share an exceptionally strong similarity. In order to understand the similarities between Stalin and Saddam‚ we must go back
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Reasons for the Rise of Stalin 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ 2) Stalin’s Development of the Cult of Lenin 3) Stalin’s Elimination Opposition or Persecution of Political Enemies 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. This was not a powerful post and therefore attracted little fear and jealousy. But Stalin had the power to appoint junior party officials at every level of the party and thus he appointed
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Mechanisms of Control In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the strategies used by Oceania’s "Party" to achieve total control over the population are similar to the ones emplaced by Joseph Stalin during his reign. Indeed‚ the tactics used by Oceania’s "Party" truly depicts the brutal totalitarian society of Stalin’s Russia. In making a connection between Stalin’s Russia and Big Brothers’ Oceania‚ each party implements a psychological and physical manipulation over society by controlling the information and the
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Benito Mussolini- rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces. He vowed to give Italy strong leadership. Mussolini had founded the Fascist Party in 1919 Adolf Hitler- little-known political leader whose early life had been marked by disappointment. When World War I broke out‚ Hitler found a new beginning. He volunteered for the German army and was twice awarded the Iron Cross‚ a medal for bravery Nazism- At the end of the war‚ Hitler settled in Munich
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a. “We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good distance in ten years. Either we do it‚ or they crush us.” b. This quote from the excerpt of Joseph Stalin‚ “On Soviet Industrialization Speech to Industrial Managers‚” February 1931 is significant because Stalin talks about how they will not have the chance of rising to the top and keeping their independence if they lower their tempo at all. He states that they are extremely behind other countries that are advanced
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charismatic man named Benito Mussolini rose to power within the fascist movement. Mussolini’s power quickly grew; his threat of massive force convinced the king to appoint him prime minister of Italy. Mussolini’s fascism had infiltrated the government‚ allowing
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contributing to World War II. Joseph Stalin‚ former premier of the Soviet Union‚ had trust issues regarding his allies‚ which are identified as the United States and Great Britain. Many deaths‚ secrets‚ weapon advancements‚ and destruction of property played a role in Stalin’s belief in being the only contributor during World War II. Unfortunately‚ this led to the Cold War. A chart showing the costs of World War II‚ comparing the Soviets and Americans‚ explains why Stalin came to the conclusion of being
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How did Joseph Stalin Rise to Power? Many believe Stalin’s rise to power began when he met Vladimir Lenin. In 1921 Stalin helped plan the invasion of Georgia which was the source for his negative policies towards the country. In 1922 he was appointed general secretary of the Bolshevik party with the help of Lenin. The main reason for this was to make life harder for Trotsky. When he first met Lenin he showed enormous support for his ideas and for the party. Lenin didn’t like the policies which Stalin
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