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    United States‚ one party tends to come to power and gain control. This is also true in the Novel with the Inner Party controlling everything. The government outlined in the novel 1984 shows many similarities to the United States government. Totalitarianism is defined as absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. The “Inner Party” runs and controls the whole population of Oceania. Who must abide by the parties wishes and do everything that they are told

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    After the Russian Revolution concluded‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Russian dictator‚ led to power in the Soviet Union. Stalin was a dictator‚ imposing brutal and horrific policies which killed millions of his citizens. He implemented a series of five-year plans‚ which rapidly increased the economic growth of the Soviet Union. It focused on industrialization and agriculture. According to History.com‚ it states “Stalin implemented a series of Five-Year Plans to spur economic growth and transformation in the Soviet

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    Napoleon and Stalin were similar in roles by both being leaders. First as Napoleon is becoming a leader from Old Major’s death he becomes power hungry and expels anyone who is against him‚ just like Stalin. This was Napoleon’s role‚ a leader‚ who highlights Stalin’s actions from the revolution by demanding sacrifice and loyalty. Even paranoia came through the both of them‚ Stalin at the end of his reign and Napoleon when he is executing shouting

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    Stalin was responsible to a large extent responsible for the purges in Russia during the 1930s. The purges in Russia in the 1930s began as purges made by Stalin in order to remove political opponents such as the Left and the Right Wing in order to secure his power. However‚ the purges began to spread to the army forces and the people of Russia. Purges were in the form of executions or exiled to labour camps. The purges came about mainly due to Stalin in the various factors of the character and personality

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    Stalin’s purges of 1937 were debatably one of the most horrific events of the 1900s. Stalin‚ the General Secretary of the Soviet Union‚ decided that to be able to have a nation which aligned with his political ideas‚ he would need to eradicate those who he deemed went against these views. Stalin used the purges as a method to exercise his political control over his population and control the political spectrum. Stalin killed millions during the purges. About four years later‚ Hitler‚ the leader of Germany

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    character Napolean and the real individual Stalin‚ rule the same way. The both rule in a very cruel way. Our group has determined that there is not really that much that they do not have in common. Stalin ruled through terror and through acts of cruelty. He was born into poverty‚ but was able to the position of a ruler. When his ruler‚ Vladimir Lenin‚ passed away‚ he pushed his way to the top‚ beat his enemies‚ and gained the position of ruler. When Stalin gained the power‚ he had any and every enemy

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    Explain how Stalin developed the cult of personality in the 1930s. Stalin became leader of Russia in 1927. He needed to achieve the support of the Russian people and he managed to do this by using his intellect and power. He used propaganda and mass media. He also cleverly rewrote history‚ making it look as if he had a bigger part in the October revolution than he actually did. He also managed to make his relationship with Lenin look much closer than they were. He cunningly told Trotsky the wrong

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    Movie Essay Sometimes‚ people aren’t who you think they are. Six powerful politicians were studied in “Revolutionary Holocaust: Live Free...or Die.” Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin are among these six. These leaders and politicians killed millions just because they were obsessed with their power. Adolph Hitler was a fascist that was the leader of the Nazi Party. Karl Marx‚ (Marxism) was very similar to Nazism. Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf” while he was in jail. It said that communism and socialism

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    believed Trotsky would take leadership after Lenin died‚ even if they didn’t want him to. No one thought it would be Stalin. Therefore‚ Stalin felt he had to defeat Trotsky in order to become leader. However‚ the fear of Trotsky becoming leader isn’t the only factor in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle. Lenin died‚ January 21 1924. This is when the Lenin Legacy begun. Stalin took it upon himself to give a speech at Stalin’s funeral; he personally swore to carry on the work of Lenin.

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    United States’ has been impacted by many famous people in history. Joseph Stalin‚ the communist dictator of the Soviet Union was one of those people. But I believe that Stalin has impacted and changed America the most. I believe that Joseph Stalin has impacted the American society and culture the most because he helped prepare America for bombings and also made millions of people fear communism. Many people only know Joseph Stalin for being the communist dictator of the soviet union. Also‚ some might

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