fuelled by two ruthless dictators that aimed to assert their own ideologies on the rest of the world. By comparing Nazism to Stalinism‚ highlights the similar authoritarian measures they embraced in order to obtain their political goals. Hitler and Stalin were seen as figureheads of their respective states. They had support among their people that enabled them to exert their influence in a corrupt manner and to form powerful militaries that could sustain their ambitious aims. However‚ it is this juxtaposition
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The political and economic policies of Joseph Stalin in the period before World War 11 and those of Mikhail Gorbachev were similar in some ways‚ yet different in others. The economic situation of the country at the time of the two men’s administration was similar‚ so their policies were parallel. A differing aspect of the policies of the two leaders is their political outlook. Finally‚ the foreign policies of Stalin and Gorbachev varied greatly. The economic situation of the country at the time
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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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Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. These three names define World War II. World policy revolved around them for at least a decade or in Stalin ’s case for almost fifty years. Much is generally known about each man ’s role in the war‚ but only as it pertains to the outcome. Not many people possess extensive knowledge of these dictators as individuals or as leaders of a particular party. This paper will attempt to shed light on the differences as well as the similarities of they style of totalitarianism that
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and collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union. Stalin believed that the Soviet domestic policy should stop being driven by capitalism and the New Economic Policy as soon as possible. In return‚ the Soviet Union would be transformed into an industrialized socialist state regardless of the cost involved in the process. The five year plan called for swift industrialization of the economy‚ with an emphasis on heavy industry. Stalin wanted to achieve a 250 percent increase in total industrial
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Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was a ruthless leader‚ capable of engendering near-fanatic loyalty in his followers. Nikita Khrushchev‚ who followed Stalin to power‚ characterized Stalin ’s leadership as creating a cult of personality. Like many leaders who abuse their power‚ Stalin was the most brutal‚ who had a huge impact on the Russian Revolution. As a dictator Stalin was very strict about his policies‚ especially with working. He created the centrally planned economy in the Soviet Union in order
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In 1928 the USSR was still in crisis‚ after all revolutions‚ and the civil war. Russia was still not ass well developed as other European countries 20 years ago‚ therefore Stalin needed to transform his country into a modern and powerful nation. He wanted to industrialize Russia. Stalin’s main aims were to create a good defense from foreign attacks and to catch up economically with other countries so Russia will not depend on import from mainly Germany and‚ other nations. Industrialization
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Hitler vs Stalin Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin both shared many things in common as dictators in the 1920’s til the late 1940’s. It’s interesting to think that men who had so much in common‚ from their childhood to the way they ruled their countries‚ would actually hate each other due to their political ideology. Hitler was part of the Nationalist Party while Stalin enforced a Communist regime. Both men were immensely popular within their own country as they brought effective change‚ but
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International Relations Fall 2010 Moder political 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
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STALIN: PEOPLES HERO OR MONSTER? (1928-1941) Were the Five-Year Plans and Collectivisation policies successful? Stalin’s five-year plans and collectivisation policies were not the first attempt to reorganise the soviet workforce. The New Economic Policy was applied in March 1921‚ which was a mixture of socialism and capitalism. By 1927 the NEP had revived Soviet industry to 1913 levels and was successful in heavy goods‚ however agriculture was in turmoil. Stalin would no longer allow
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