Explain why Khrushchev ordered the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. There were several reasons why Khrushchev built the Berlin Wall in 1961‚ the first of which was the economic effects of free movement in between West and East Berlin. Since the division of the city‚ East Germans had been able‚ with enough money‚ to leave the GDR through Berlin which was described as a “gap in the Iron Curtain”. Between 1949 and 1961 in fact‚ up to 4 million had fled to the Western Germany‚ around 20‚000 per
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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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Hitler vs. Stalin (1090 094) 1 Hitler vs. Stalin: Who was a more destructive leader in relation to religious groups? Nicole Swain 1090 094 Riverview High School Sarasota‚ FL.‚ USA History
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stage in our schooling life read about WW2‚ or watched one of the movies related to it. So‚ I’m not going to talk to you today telling you who Hitler was and what he did. Instead‚ I’m going to explore other dictators‚ and why they came to be. Joseph Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union from 1922-1953. In his time of power‚ collectivism was bought about. This was where the land‚ livestock and assets were owned by the Soviet
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Life in Russia was hard‚ but with Stalin in control it got a lot harder for the people. Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union in Russia from 1920-1953 until he died. Stalin was known for his views of industrialization and wanting a socialist economy. He had a goal of making the Soviet Union one of the most powerful industrial countries ( 5 year plan notes). To get to his goal he made a 5 year plan that resulted in many positives and negatives. A few of the positives that came out of
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should have. Stalin started the Great Purges and used gulags as fear tactics to keep control‚ and his militancy cost money that could have been used elsewhere. These fear tactics left Russian politics paralyzed‚ even after the mass industrialization and urbanization of the country. Additionally‚ the money coming in from industrializing only went to further Stalin’s military exploits and even more industrialization. This industrialization could have aided the economy‚ but because Stalin focused so much
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Napoleon and Stalin both rise their power amongst their people‚ simply by using the devious propaganda (squealer) to manipulate the less intelligent public‚ and strategically utilize the secret police (the dogs) to create a sense of terror amongst their people or the animals. Napoleon intentionally uses squealer to make the animals believe that Snowball is “nothing more than a criminal‚” in which he is not. As a result of this misleading comment‚ the animals are left with no other choice‚ but to
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and Stalin‚ both members of the Politburo‚ the top section within the party. However‚ looking back from today we can see that Trotsky never really opposed a real threat to Stalin who would become the new leader of Russia officially in 1929. Stalin became the new communist leader after he successfully had won over both Trotsky‚ the right group of the party and the left group. In 1922 Stalin had been given the position as General Secretary of the Bolshevik party. Silently but effectively Stalin began
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Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1924-1953. Many political‚ social and economic changes occurred during this period. Joseph Stalin was a follower of Communism. He was actually thrown out of school for studying Marxism. Joseph Stalin was a communist. Stalin had rose to power by physically getting rid of his rivals. Joseph Stalin had killed many people. Some people say he killed more people than Hitler. He had killed his own people because they refused collectivization. Joseph Stalin came to
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Understanding the Tito-Stalin Split Introduction The split between Josip Broz Tito‚ leader of Yugoslavia‚ and Joseph Stalin‚ head of the Soviet Union‚ is arguably one of the most watershed moments in Soviet history. It was a sign of a rising and powerful Yugoslavia‚ the first break in the Eastern bloc‚ and inspired a shift in Soviet policy and political thought. Focusing on the timespan from 1941 to 1948‚ I claim that‚ though the break between the two leaders was caused by a variety of factors
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