1. After the First World War‚ Italy was left in a turbulent state. The people were angry‚ the powers in charge were unsatisfactory‚ and the world was changing. This discontent led to the rise of Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Party‚ who took control of the Italian state and implemented a new regime that the world had never seen before. Possibly the world’s first totalitarian government‚ Mussolini was able to take complete control of Italy and its people. The Fascist ideology was the epitome everything
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A COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF MAXIMILLIEN ROBESPIERRE AND JOSEPH STALIN Throughout European history‚ there have been infamous political leaders who have left unfavorable marks on their nation’s past. Two of the most terrible of these leaders were the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and the French Revolutionary Maximillien Robespierre. Although the two men were apart of completely different generations and different nationalities‚ their characteristics as politicians and as leaders were
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy took his oath in office and delivered his most famous and remembered inauguration address in U.S. History. Out seeking to calm fears about the rise of Soviet power during the 1950s‚ Kennedy spoke concise about the United States as a near limitless power for change in the world. By taking this action‚ Kennedy were calling upon American citizens to act in support of the government and citizens from all nations around the world to join together in peace
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Europe is tired and out of work. During this world wide depression‚ three men rise up to take control of their countries. Their names are Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ and Joseph Stalin. Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ and Stalin are important because they rose up in their political parties to rule their “helpless” countries and help them emerge as leading powers in the world. In their early years‚ Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ and Stalin were smart students that either got rejected
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“Comrades! We have pushed back the Fascists from the outskirts of Moscow‚” Commissar Petronov said. The wailing sound of Katyusha rockets blazed from behind‚ “you see‚ my friends? We have destroyed the enemy’s spirits‚” sounds of screaming came from the ashes of smoke that laid ahead‚ “and now‚ we destroy their lives! Onwards‚ to Berlin!” “URRRAAA!” I screamed‚ drowned in the sounds of others. The smoke slowly dissipated. The sound of a whistle pierced the explosions. For I‚ Dimitri‚ of the 28th
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History – PS 120 Mark Wheeler/ Maja Savic STALIN – man of steel: fanatical revolutionary and energetic statesman or only a psychopath and a dictator? AMINA ŠARIĆ Decembar‚ 2010. Stalin – man of steel: fanatical revolutionary and energetic statesman oronly a psychopath and a dictator? I. Introduction Joseph Visarionovich Stalin is one of the most complex figures of 20th century . The man who was able to concentrate all the power of the Russian people and tradition‚ to create
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Joseph Stalin Biography Introduction Early years Joseph Stalin was born in Gori‚ Georgia on the 21st December 1879. Stalin was born Losif (Joseph) Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili‚ but later adopted the name “Stalin” which translates to ‘man of steel’ in Russian. Stalin was born into a poor family‚ his father a cobbler and his mother a washerwoman. he was the only son of Vissarion Dzhugashvili to survive. Stalin’s father passed away in 1891‚ His mother a religious and illiterate peasant woman sent her
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Napoleon and Stalin It’s one of every human’s natural desires to acquire power. Because of this‚ almost all attempts in creating complete equality in society fail. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell was based on the Russian revolution and how it failed. The fault of this lies with Napoleon (who represents Joseph Stalin)‚ his desire for power‚ and the stupidity and ignorance of the other animals in Animal Farm. First of all‚ Joseph Stalin and Napoleon used many similar tactics to rise to power. ¨Joseph
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A Dictator is known as being maniacal or crazy. These words describe the dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin very precisely. Both men were powerful during their rule‚ but both also caused immense destruction to their countries. Hitler ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. He turned Germany into an unstoppable force‚ but also initiated World War II. But where Stalin was a hated man‚ however‚ he changed the Soviet Union from an underdeveloped plan and was cruel even to his closest friends‚ and allies
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I. Quote a. “We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good distance in ten years. Either we do it‚ or they crush us.” b. This quote from the excerpt of Joseph Stalin‚ “On Soviet Industrialization Speech to Industrial Managers‚” February 1931 is significant because Stalin talks about how they will not have the chance of rising to the top and keeping their independence if they lower their tempo at all. He states that they are extremely behind other countries that
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