Josef Stalin was one of the most important members of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union succeed the Russian empire in 1922 and lasted until 1991. Stalin shaped the country in the 1930s and continued to help it thrive to victory helping to win the Second World War against Nazi Germany. I am going to concentrate on the myths surrounding Stalin during the Stalin era (1928-1941) and after his death in 1953. After Stalin’s death in 1953 there was no clear successor for his role in the Soviet Union
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AI: To portray the dangerous effects of a totalitarian government and illustrate how Stalinism affects people. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that illustrates the dangers of a totalitarian government and Stalinism‚ as well as the rewriting of history. One day animals on Manor Farm rebel against their owner‚ taking over and driving the humans away. They establish their own system with commandments that go against humans (Like any. Neighboring human farms begin to rebel‚ but the
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notion that Plato was a totalitarian‚ evident in his conception of the kallipolis which drives forward a totalitarian and utopian dream for a ‘natural class rule of the wise few over the ignorant many’3. On the contrary‚ a literary reading of Plato’s Republic could dismiss such ideas as independent of Plato’s voice in the first place. Furthermore‚ it has been put forward that Plato’s idealistic state is based on virtue and the happiness of the people‚ unlike totalitarian states. This essay will discuss
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The Rise and Rule of single-party States Contents1 The Rise and Rule of Single-party States * 1.1 The Emergence of single party states in Europe after 1917 * 1.2 China- Mao Zedong * 1.3 Italy- Benito Mussolini * 1.4 Germany- Adolf Hitler * 1.5 Russia- Josef Stalin * 1.6 Cuba- Fidel Castro | Introduction * The 20th century produced many single-party states. The origins‚ ideology‚ form of government‚ organization‚ nature‚ and impact of these should be studied
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Speeks English 1 CP Mr. Bonowitz Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was a notorious dictator over Germany during World War II. Hitler was a unique but complex individual that was heavenly influenced by his upbringing. Hitler became the dictator over Germany during the years of 1933 to 1945. During his dictatorship‚ Hitler participated in the World War II and was the cause of the Holocaust. The Great Depression provided Hitler with an opportunity to rule. Once Hitler realized the opportunity to overtake
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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 of the Soviet Union. A frequently
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‘Violence was the most important of means by which Hitler gained complete power in Germany between 1930 and 1934’. To what extent go you agree with this judgement? Hitler gained power through many means but a debate between most historians is which of these means were the most effective in Hitler’s rise to complete power in Germany. In this essay‚ I will discuss as to whether violence was the most important factor or whether other factors like propaganda‚ charismatic speaking‚ luck or influence
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Hitler became dictator in 1934 and this rise to power was‚ to a moderate extent due to intimidation. Through the enabling act‚ the Night of the Long knives and several terror tactics‚ Hitler was able to become a dictator in Germany. However‚ other factors due to the instability of the Weimar Government along with the Treaty of Versailles and Hitler’s personality‚ he rose to power through other situations. The Night of the Long Knifes from June 30th 1934 the use of intimidation by sending a message
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European countries especially in the Twentieth Century. Mussolini and Franko were the two most powerful dictators in the twentieth century who used football to manipulate and corrupt other countries in order to promote their own country and its political identity. Both Mussolini and Franko did not like Football themselves but they used Football to uphold their power and control within their countries. Football was attractive to European dictators as it endorsed nationalism‚ support and patriotism when
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Americans spoke out against in attempt to save the American society. George Orwell spoke out against it in 1949 by warning people in his novel 1984 that the spread of Communism would affect the country negatively. In this book‚ he portrays how a totalitarian dictatorship corrupts and has the power over citizens through technology‚ psychological manipulation and mind control‚ physical control‚ and the alteration of facts about history. Big Brother‚ the head of the Inner Party in 1984‚ uses technology
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