controversial leaders in world history was Joseph Stalin. He transformed the Soviet Union into a modern superpower between the years of 1928 and 1941. His ruling could be characterized as rapid industrialization‚ collectivized agriculture‚ great purges‚ and the extermination of opposition. Stalin’s rule could be proven both positively and negatively towards Russia. He powered the Russians military force but his methods negatively affected Russians. Stalin launched his first Five-Year Plan in 1928 by
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had become a totalitarian state under the Nazi Regime. This was not‚ however‚ the case. Nazi Germany‚ although projecting the efficiency and organisation of a totalitarian government‚ was only successful in controlling some aspects of German life. The basic concept of the totalitarian state is best expressed by Mussolini’s well-known phrase‚ "all within the state‚ nothing outside the state‚ nothing against the state". The state is the master‚ and the individual the servant. A totalitarian state permits
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Siems English II 11 December 2015 The Differences Between a Pig and a Human Dictator Some dictators could be cruel‚ but some could be ever more cruel. Such as Napoleon which was a pig from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. He was the dictator of Animal farm. Another example of a dictator is Wojciech Jaruzelski he was also a dictator. He ruled poland in 1981-1990. Both Napoleon and Wojciech Jaruzelski were dictators but they were different because Jaruzelski rose to power by getting elected
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Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20‚1889. This was the beginning with horrible plans for power and control of other people.Some of the things that Hitler did throughout his life were very cruel things; first of all‚ he was a man who loved war and fighting. Second‚ he was in charge of putting all of the innocent Jews into Concentration Camps and killing them. Third‚ he wanted one dominate race of all the same kind of people. Fourth‚ he had a life long obsession with danger. Fifth
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attitudes toward ‘Mein Kampf’ slowly changing” and a New York Times article entitled “The Return of Mein Kampf.” Before this had happened‚ a German book seller planned on selling portions of the book. This story can be found in a BBC article entitled “Hitler Book Mein Kampf: Germany Extracts Plan Dropped." The book was written while serving prison time for an attempted‚ but failed‚ attempt at seizing power in Munich during November of 1923. It was eventually published in 1925‚ with a second volume following
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born little did his parents knew that they created a monster. Mussolini was born in December 12‚ 1879. He went to a catholic school and made many crimes in school‚ he would hurt other children he stabbed a kids hand‚ he knifed his girlfriend. At church he would pinch people to make them cry. Those were just things he did as a little boy. Mussolini became into power by Fascist they soon voted for him to become prime minister for his country. Soon to be he
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Book Arrangement: Stalin: A Biography is structured with a complex system of parts‚ chapters‚ and subchapters. Five parts are broken down into 55 descriptive chapters‚ each one highlighting a different prominent event or idea in Joseph Stalin’s life. As expected from such a substantial number of chapters‚ this book presents a plethora of information regarding Joseph Stalin’s personal life and political career. The novel follows chronological order of his life as it journeys from his disturbed childhood
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (Italian pronunciation: [beˈnito mussoˈlini]; 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician‚ journalist‚ and leader of the National Fascist Party‚ ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925‚ when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce ("the leader")‚ Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism is a form of radical authoritarian
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Scott Morley phD 15 May 2013 Joseph Stalin and Animal Farm Towards the climax of the novel‚ readers witness Napoleon rising to power on Animal Farm. What readers may not realize is the resemblance of this character’s qualities and those of Joseph Stalin during the Russian Revolution. These similarities and how writer George Orwell expresses them will be discussed in this paper. Animal Farm is an allegory using the character Napoleon to represent Joseph Stalin. To begin‚ both figures shared the same
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Stalin and the Struggle for Power The Communist Party in the 1920’s‚ Stalin’s Rise to Power and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force
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