collectivisation Key personalities: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin; Josef Stalin To what extent did Lenin and/or Stalin bring about social and economic change? (2011) How effective were the internal and external policies of Josef Stalin? (2010) How did dictators use propaganda and/or terror to maintain power? (2009) What did Lenin and Stalin contribute to communism in Russia? (2008) To what extent did Stalin transform the society and economy of the Soviet Union? (2006) How successful were Stalin in Russia and/or Mussolini
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Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1954‚ effectively as a dictator. Within the first ten years of his period of rule‚ Stalin introduced significant change to the Soviet Union in areas of policy such as‚ industrialization‚ agriculture‚ education and culture. Despite the fact that some positive implications were perceived within the nation and soviet society regarding the outcomes of his policies relating to industrialization and education‚ the impact of his policies in the areas
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One could argue that the Weimar Republic was very much a prosperous and stable country from the years 1924-9. After all‚ these were called Germany’s “Golden Years”. Heavy industry was back to the same production levels as it was before the Great War‚ which attracted lots of foreign investment. However‚ One could also argue that the Weimar Republic wasn’t as stable and prosperous as it seemed. Germany was still incredibly reliant on US loans and unemployment never fell below 1.3 million. 1923‚ Germany
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the product of the aggressive and expansionist foreign policies of USSR. This view has been presented by historians such as W. H .McNeill‚ H. Feis‚ and A. Schlesinger. After WW2 a power vacuum was left in a large part of central and Eastern Europe. Stalin took the advantage of this in order to strengthen the Soviet Union and spread communism. In the Yalta conference (Feb 1945)‚ Stalin demanded parts of Poland to be given to USSR. Stalin made a communist government of Poland although there was already
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The Soviet Union was a horrible and the most powerful communist state that has ever existed. It was created by the merger of a ton of socialist countries in Eastern Europe and North Asia that all collectivized into one incredibly centralized state. The Communist Party took over in the October Revolution of 1917 led by Vladimir Lenin fighting against the Mensheviks. They established themselves as the sole ruling party of the Soviet Union‚ and placed their headquarters in Moscow‚ Russia. The Soviet
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Soviet Union Leaders in the Post Stalin Era Kareem M. Khalil Fall 2010-2011 Lebanese American University Outline I. The Soviet Union: a. Background about the Soviet Union from 1917-1953. b. Vladimir Lenin. c. Joseph Stalin. II. Nikita Khrushchev: a. Rise to power. b. De-Stalinization. c. Reforms and domestic policies. d. Foreign Policy. e. Expulsion from power. III. Leonid Brezhnev: a. Rise to Power. b. Domestic Policies. c. Brezhnev
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The term “Political Correct” has been in this world’s vocabulary for some time now‚ but it has adjusted the way that Americans view life and the way that each of us interact with one another. Politically Correct is the thought of people being careful to not use terminology or behave in a way that could provoke a specific group of people. Society today is dictated by political correctness in our everyday lives. Today‚ individuals have to be careful with the words that they say because many people
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Media To what extent is the media playing a destructive role in society today? The media is ever so prominent in our society today. Inexorably intertwined with our lives in the form of quotidian newspapers‚ television‚ social networks and more‚ it is the medium through which we receive knowledge on world happenings and gain insights and ideas regarding various topics. Hence the media is not just an indispensable element of the modern world in gaining information but greatly influences what and how
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between the United States and the Soviet Union were affected by the relations of each with China. 1945-1959: Good Sino-Soviet Relations‚ Tense Soviet-American Relations and Tense Sino-American Relations The Sino-Soviet alliance of the 1950s shifted the focus of the Cold War from Europe to Asia Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship‚ Alliance and Mutual Assistance February 1950 This treaty was initially between the Soviet Union and Nationalist China called Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance
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States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War with Russia. For years‚ scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share information with one another. Today‚ we use the Internet for almost everything‚ and for many people it would be impossible to imagine life without it. The Sputnik scare On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviet Union — a union of republics led by Russia — launched the world’s first man-made satellite into orbit. The satellite‚ known as Sputnik‚ did not do much: It
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