Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928 and became Lenin’s successor. Stalin was a dictator but with his leadership he developed Russia from a backward country to a world superpower. Stalin had many triumphs during his leadership and brought both good and bad long lasting effects to Russia. Joseph Stalin’s aims were to make Russia an industrial and military superpower‚ and this was a time of clarity and strength for his followers. Therefore‚ he was also responsible for 20 million
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style change of Stalin in late 1940 lead to a drastic increase of military effectiveness. This eventually led to victory over Germany because officers such as Zhukov were put in charge while Hitler drove his military into the ground. Prior to late 1940‚ Stalin was in complete control of military decisions; however‚ Stalin had no previous military experience. Stalin felt that the opposition party still had the potential to oust Stalin. There was still the possibility‚ so Stalin decided to lay
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The Ggreat Terror‚ or also known as the Great Purge‚ was one of the few Genocides which killed over a million people‚ including political parties. The political purge was primarily an effort by Stalin to eliminate any challenge from past and potential opposition groups. iIn 1934‚ Stalin used the murder of Sergey Kirov as a pretext to launch the purge years later‚.I in which millions perished. The NKVD detained 1‚546‚366 people‚ of whome 681‚692 were shot‚ with almost 1‚000 executions a day. {In the
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STALIN Joseph Stalin was the prime minister of the soviet union He was basically a Russian .He was the prime minister from 6may 1941 until his death . EARLY LIFE: Stalin was born on 18 December 1878[1] to Ketevan Geladze and Besarion Jughashvili‚his father was a clobber in gori‚ Russian empire‚ now Georgia. He was their fourth child; their three previous sons died in infancy. At the age of seven‚ he contracted smallpox. At ten‚ he began attending church school where the Georgian children
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question‚ however‚ is did Lenin’s successor‚ Joseph Stalin achieve in making Russia a true communist state? Stalin did not achieve a perfect Marxist state because of his distorted views of communism. Instead of only confiscating the
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contributing to World War II. Joseph Stalin‚ former premier of the Soviet Union‚ had trust issues regarding his allies‚ which are identified as the United States and Great Britain. Many deaths‚ secrets‚ weapon advancements‚ and destruction of property played a role in Stalin’s belief in being the only contributor during World War II. Unfortunately‚ this led to the Cold War. A chart showing the costs of World War II‚ comparing the Soviets and Americans‚ explains why Stalin came to the conclusion of being
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decimation of Jews‚ communists‚ and gypsies. Strangely enough‚ people are not as familiar with the Russian authoritarian‚ Stalin‚ even though his policies on collectivization lead to just as many deaths as the Holocaust. Hitler rose to power in hopes of creating an Aryan Race‚ a master race of the Germans; Hitler’s ideas were based on racial bias. Consequently‚ this “noble” race did not include Jews‚ communists‚ socialists‚ gypsies‚ or disabled people; in fact‚ Hitler blamed these people for all the
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Stalin could see that his former allies (and new rivals) in the West were working to build up West Germany as an anti-Soviet anchor in Central Europe‚ and in the summer of 1948 he sought to retaliate by imposing a blockade upon West Berlin. (West Berlin—comprising the British‚ American‚ and French sectors of the German capital—was an anticommunist island‚ surrounded on all sides by Soviet-controlled East Germany; the geography made it easy for Stalin to cut off access.) On 24 June 1948‚ Stalin blocked
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Abril Argenal Ms. Trilce Enríquez Literature March 25th‚ 2014 Joseph Stalin Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhuhashvili or the world knows him‚ Joseph Stalin‚ was born on December 18th of the year 1879. He is an important figure in history and made some changes‚ though I must admit not for the best. He can be classified as one of the most powerful leaders and dictators of the Soviet Union. He was the leader of the Soviet Union for twenty five years and in this period of time made so many changes and
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World War I directly influenced the beginning of World War II. Many believed that the Treaty of Versailles would keep Germany weak and did not expect another worldly attack‚ but little did they know. Putting all the blame and consequences on Germany also led others to predict World War II. The peace settlement after World War I made Germany very angry and desirable for revenge‚ thus leading to World War II. The Treaty of Versailles put germany in a very poor state. The document consisted of
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