Erin Garcia Social Studies P6 Due: November 4 DBQ Progressive Era Essay Where will you put your milion dollars? Did you know that there is an underside to America that people do not talk about? During 1900’s to 1920 in America‚ there have been many troubles in which a reform movement called Progressivism is working to try and fixing these problems. Accordingly to Aunt Bessie where will you put your million dollars? is the task at
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Comparisons between napoleon and joseph stalin Napoleon: He acts as one of two leaders of Animal Farm with Snowball. Stalin: He acted as a leader with Trotsky after the Russian Revolution. Napoleon: He isn’t as clever as Snowball. Stalin: He was not quite well-educated compared to Trotsky. Napoleon: He runs off Snowball when he felt threaten by Snowball. Stalin: He ordered someone to kill Trotsky. Napoleon: He makes a 3-year plan for building the windmill. Stalin: He made a 5-year plan for the industrial
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The Irreversible Damage Caused By Joseph Stalin “Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.” -Joseph Stalin. In the early 1900’s Russia was on the verge of a revolution. For decades the country had been in an immense struggle between the Czars (rulers of Russia) and the people. Corrupt leadership and inequalities throughout the Russian society eventually lead to a revolution. Nevertheless when Russia started fighting in World War One it was evident that the spark had been ignited
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rates.” (Roberts‚ 1968‚ p13) Stalin‚ who was relatively unknown to Lenin‚ took on roles which others would not‚ becoming Commissar of Nationalities and Commissar for the Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspectorate in 1921. As Lenin’s health deteriorated he was appointed General Secretary in 1922. As stated by Haugan: “No one else wanted the job. But no one knew how much power Stalin would acquire because of it.” (Haugan‚ 2006‚ p39) The post granted Stalin the opportunity to build his
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masterfully displays several literary elements. Mandelstam’s poem is in itself an allusion to Stalin‚ but is also rife with smaller references and allusions to other figures and events of the time period. Stalin‚ the central figure of the poem also represents an antagonist to Mandelstam and other ordinary Russians‚ as well as a symbol of the Soviet Union. The entire poem is Mandelstam’s denunciation of Stalin and Stalin’s society‚ as evidenced by “All we hear is the Kremlin mountaineer.” The original
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Joseph Stalin prosecuted a reign of terror. He practiced executions‚ labor camps‚ and persecution in the postwar USSR. He suppressed all dissent and anything that had any foreign influence throughout Eastern Europe. In 1949‚ he led the Soviets into the nuclear age by exploding an atomic bomb. The story‚ “Animal farm” is an allegory based on the Russian revolution and when Russia became a communist government. Every character represents someone from that time. For example‚ the boar Napoleon represents
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what extent and with what consequences‚ was Stalin able to convert Russia from a backward agricultural state to an advanced industrial power by 1939 With his five year plans‚ Stalin‚ the ‘constructive monster’ changed Russia into one of the strongest industrial powers. He also brought about a remarkable change in Russia within a period of 10 years; however‚ this was at a cost of much human loss and suffering. In the essay below‚ I will elaborate how Stalin achieved this transformation of Russia. Lenin
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significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29 Lenin’s death in 1924 not only created a power vacuum but also a bitter struggle for supremacy between Stalin‚ Trotsky‚ Zinoviev‚ Kamenev and Bukharin as each tried to become the new leader of the communist party. Whilst I do think that the personalities of the combatants were noteworthy I believe that the other elements involved such as Stalin’s tactical
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significant and lasting impact on the USSR. Stalinism impacted on several aspects of life. Collectivisation was introduced which assisted in the funding of industrialisation‚ terror was used to create a communist state. Stalin centralised every aspect of life‚ from the single leadership of Stalin himself to party control of the state and its functions. Free will disappeared and service to the state was expected. Consequently a Stalinist state which had a major impact on the USSR was created. Stalin’s
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to prevent uprising and instability in their newly founded Soviet Republic. The genocide When Joseph Stalin came to power in 1924‚ he wanted to merge all areas of the USSR‚ as well as a greatly strengthen its industrial base. To do this he decided to introduce a “policy of collectivisation of agriculture against the will of the rural population in Ukraine”
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