Throughout Europe’s history‚ no attack on its own people was as grueling or as cruel to its citizens as Stalin’s forced famine. These victimized people lived on farms in the “breadbasket of Europe”‚ which was a nickname Ukraine got for its fertile land. Stalin used his authority to deprive these people of food they had grown. During this famine‚ present-day Russia identified itself as the Soviet Union and Ukraine was the Ukrainian SSR. Before Stalin’s rule‚ Ukraine had already fought for its independence
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of the press ‚ with twice the amount of books being in circulation during the 1890’s then there was in the 20’s. Comparisons can be made between the way Alexander II ‚ Lenin and Stalin used censorship to aid their ruling of Russia ‚ all three clamped down on publications ‚ with all press freedoms abolished. Lenin and Stalin continued in the same vein and had punishments in place for anyone who produced work which presented their regime
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relief and recovery. o Secretary of State Hull negotiated pacts with 21 countries saying if US lowered its tariff‚ then the other country would do the same o Lowered rates by %50 provided that the other country involved would do the same • Joseph Stalin o Took control of USSR • Benito Mussolini o Italy • Hitler o Germany • Washington Naval Treaty – prevent arms race by limiting naval construction • Johnson Debt Default Act o Preventing the debt dodging nations from borrowing further in the
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Nikita Khrushchev became party leader after the death of Stalin in 1953‚ and rose above his opponents. Khrushchev distanced himself from his predecessor by presenting new policy reforms and denouncing the "cult of personality" that surrounded Stalin. This famous Secret speech was presented to the delegates of the 20th Party Congress on February 25‚ 1956 and accused Stalin of crimes and the use of terror as an instrument of policy. This effectively distanced Khrushchev from Stalin’s close associates
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In fact‚ some of the characters in the story personify people who were a part of the Russian Revolution. Napoleon is based on Joseph Stalin‚ Snowball is based on Leon Trotsky‚ Old Major is based on Karl Marx‚ and Mr. Jones is based on Tsar Nicholas II. Animal Farm starts out with a situational irony when the animals are very unhappy with the humans and decide to take over the farm and
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There are many factors that can determine why a historian arrives at a certain viewpoint. These are factors not limited to: The zeitgeist in which the source was written‚ the information available to them (e.g. where the US or Soviet archives open to the historian)‚ the focus of the source‚ the historical methods employed‚ the assumptions they make‚ their political convictions and their agenda (the purpose of the source). Evaluating these different areas can help explain the various discrepancies
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the blessing of the United Nations and the other in the north under the direction of the Soviet Union. Observing this Soviet posture on the Korean peninsula‚ North Korean leader Kim Il-sung asked for Soviet support to arm North Korean forces and Stalin fully supported Kim and secured newly-born Communist China’s support for the cause. Judging that it needed a buffer zone against the West and Soviet aid for nation building‚ the Chinese government readily accepted a role to aid North Korea‚ specifically
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refused to answer any more questions until he consulted with officials from Berlin. Many reports came in to Stalin‚ who opposed the idea that Germany would invade‚ hinting that Germany would start the invasion within the coming hours. Stalin could not come to terms that the situation was becoming out of his control. That night‚ after long discussions with senior commanders of the Red Army5‚ Stalin agreed to dispatch a signal to all military-district headquarters in the West. The message read‚ “In the
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philosophies‚ and the difference in foreign policies led to the inception of the Cold War. The Soviet Union was ruthlessly expansionary. This is evidenced by their failure to comply with the agreements made during the Yalta Conference. Stalin agreed that the Soviet Union would allow Poland‚ Bulgaria‚ and Romania to have free‚ democratic elections after the war. He failed to honor this promise and placed communist governments in power in those countries without an election. This action
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The Cold war has been done and dusted for a little more than two decades‚ however‚ its reminiscents are still very active. The attempt to spread communism worldwide was an attempt made during the cold war; Joseph Stalin made that call‚ America answered. The policy of containment is the reason that communism did not spread and Democracy and Capitalism are still high functioning government systems. Containment is the action of keeping something harmful under control or in check. This is what went on
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