Stalin could see that his former allies (and new rivals) in the West were working to build up West Germany as an anti-Soviet anchor in Central Europe‚ and in the summer of 1948 he sought to retaliate by imposing a blockade upon West Berlin. (West Berlin—comprising the British‚ American‚ and French sectors of the German capital—was an anticommunist island‚ surrounded on all sides by Soviet-controlled East Germany; the geography made it easy for Stalin to cut off access.) On 24 June 1948‚ Stalin blocked
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In the twentieth century‚ Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin as the two most prestigious leaders‚ they have made their outstanding contributions to their countries‚ but when they died‚ left behind is eternal notoriety. Two dictators‚ from red country and black country‚ who were on totally opposing sides. Although Hitler and Stalin hated each other‚ the two leaders were similar in many ways. The most important similar thing is they all would do what they could to benefit their countries. Each of their
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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 ideas were based on racial bias. Consequently‚ this “noble”
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Joseph Stalin caused terrible deaths to more than twenty million people. He had a hard childhood that made him seem to have a soul made of steel. After the death of the Soviet Union’s leader‚ Stalin fought hard to gain control of the country. With this‚ he caused a huge famine under his control. Stalin had a contract with Hitler and soon became too trusting. But‚ towards Stalin’s death‚ people thought he was out of his mind. Stalin’s childhood that was full of hardships caused him to become thirsty
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How far do you agree that Stalin had no choice but to launch the Great Terror to secure his position as leader of the Soviet Union? The Great Terror was the period of ‘cleansing’ and ‘purging’ the Soviet Union from ‘impurities’. This translated to the arresting and killing of 20 million people. On one hand it would seem that Stalin had no choice but to launch the Great Terror because it was inevitable‚ giving the targets‚ the society and his personality. On the other hand you could argue that there
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however‚ is did Lenin’s successor‚ Joseph Stalin achieve in making Russia a true communist state? Stalin did not achieve a perfect Marxist state because of his distorted views of communism. Instead of only confiscating the
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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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impact of Stalin on Russia and the Russian people By 1929‚ Stalin had become sole leader of Russia. He said‚ "We are between 50 and 100 years behind the west. We must make good this difference in 10 years or go under." He wanted things to change in Russia quickly and so he brought up the five year plans‚ these were to modernise the Russian economy. He also brought up the idea of collectivisation. This was to modernise Russian agriculture. These two things would transform Russia. Stalin had "borrowed"
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Follow your secret dreams A little boy aged 11 living in communist China having to battle harsh conditions to overcome poverty‚ and realising his full potential. Alicia Butler ‘My dreams are the only comfort I have and most of those are nightmares. There is no end to this suffering!’(Pg 171) This quote represents all of Li’s future dreams. Then to be knocked down by his nightmares which is what he lives in everyday life. Beginning to believe that there is no end or that the nightmares will never
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Hitler and Stalin. You probably recognize Hitler as the one of the evilest man in history. But the communist dictator‚ Stalin‚ is just as bad as Hitler. Hitler and Stalin are different in many ways. Hitler is Part of the national socialist party also known as Nazi‚ while Stalin is a Communist‚ they are also similar as they both killed many people and Both are Dictators. Hitler was not exactly the best guy you could meet. He is mostly known for causing world war two and for creating the holocaust
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