certain extent Stalin did meet‚ in places‚ the overly optimistic aims for the Five Year Plans yet this was to be at the cost of millions of lives and the livelihoods of many Russian peasants who were to be ruthlessly killed‚ extradited or simply stripped of their land and possessions. The success of the Five Year Plans can be judged upon the entry of Russia into the Second World War for this was to be the first big test of the newly industrialised state on the world stage. Stalin had aimed to bring
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Stalin: Did his Rule Benefit Russian Society and the Russian People? I. Introduction A. Thesis B. Statement of problem II. Beginnings A. Childhood B. The Making of a Revolutionary III. The Five Year Plans in Industry A. Progress and Benefits to Russia B. Downfalls for the People IV. Agricultural Changes A. Collectivization B. The Liquidation
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criticizes the war period. The characters reflect the real historical characters. The most important ones are Napoleon‚ Snowball‚ and Boxer. Napoleon is like the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. And he is a reflection of Joseph Stalin. In the past Stalin used his force to influence people and Napoleon to scare the other animals and show his power. He shows a negative image of power. Snowball is the partner of Napoleon. He is like the real historical character Leon Trotsky. Snowball is smart
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The Yalta Conference was called together by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The three allied leaders‚ being‚ Winston Churchill‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and President Franklin himself. Together they each had their own goals‚ and negotiation became essential. The war in Europe was nearly over‚ and the question on what to do with Germany was a main priority. The allied leaders rendezvoused in the Russian Crimea‚ February 1945. Controversy has surrounded the conference ever since. In relation to the "sellout
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Why was Stalin able to defeat his political rivals so easily in the years 1924-1929? Stalin started his prominent rise in the leadership of the Soviet Union in 1924 after Lenin died of Neurosyphilis and a Stroke. During Lenin’s final years as leader of the Bolshevik party‚ Stalin was one of the main men to take care of him‚ which is one of the reasons why Lenin made him the General Secretary in 1922‚ a job which later on in his career greatly helped Stalin further his cause to become the dictator
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How important was the use of purges in helping Stalin to establish absolute control over Russia in the 1930s? The use of purges was the most important reason that Stalin was able to establish absolute control over Russia in the 1930s. However‚ there were other factors such as propaganda and Stalin’s constitution which helped. Stalin did not accept any challenges to his authority‚ and used purges to clear out his opponents. Sergei Kirov was a victim of Stalin’s use of purges. He was one of Stalin’s
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Which dictator had the most success in his economic and social policies‚ Hitler‚ Franco or Stalin? When reading the works of most historians‚ it is found that they are most critical of the policies of the three most famous dictators of the twentieth century; Adolf Hitler of Germany‚ Josef Stalin of the Soviet union and Francisco Franco of Spain. This is most probably due to the fact that these men were despicable characters and the death rate under them was extremely high due to their policies
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How far was the use of show trials the most important way in which Stalin kept control of Russia? The Show trials were one of the most important ways by which Stalin kept control over Russia‚ however the work of the Secret Police‚ the creation of the cult of Stalin and his use of socialist realism were also significant. The show trials were was very important in Stalin’s control of Russia; by killing all the Bolsheviks that might oppose him he was able to rule freely. The Bolsheviks that were
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How accurate is it to say that Mao Zedong’s agricultural policies from 1949 were the most important reason for the famine of 1959–62? In October 1949‚ the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was established and led by Mao Zedong. China’s new communist leaders turned their backs on China’s traditional output (based on individual and small scale household production) economy and set out to create a massive socialist industrial government inspired by the Soviet Union. This idea introduced a model‚
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colonel in a collective command. It was that which gave him the position of an outsider to the rank and file. Although a member of the Politburo‚ Trotsky had never held a party post. He rarely attended party meeting‚ and Stalin used this to his advantage. On the day of Lenin’s funeral Stalin sent Trotsky an invite for the wrong day‚ and so he turned up from his holiday a day late and missed it. This was highly significant being the funeral was not only televised meaning the whole world could see his absence
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