the reforming leaders and popular pressure also played a part in this economic change. Russia’s preparation for World War 2 was significant in bringing about economic change through the use of Stalin’s Five year plans. The outcome of previous wars gave Stalin the impression that in order for Russia to be successful in a war the country needed to be modernised. Stalin wanted to construct a command economy that was geared to protect them from the hostility of the west. In 1931‚ Stalin stated “We must
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poison from Nero’s behalf. After his death/Murder‚ Agrippina was suspected of slandering Octavia and Nero arranged her to be out of the imperial residence. In time‚ Nero continued becoming more powerful in freeing himself of his advisors and did away with rivals to the throne. In 55AD‚ he removed Marcus Antonius Pallas‚ an ally of Agrippina‚ from his duties as treasury. Seneca was suspected of having relations with Agrippina and for embezzlement. Luckily‚ Seneca succeeded in having himself
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Massasoit is finally a chief Introduction Chief Massasoit once said “What is this you call property? It cannot be the earth‚ for the land is our mother‚ nourishing all her children‚ beasts‚ birds‚ fish‚ and all men.” In this essay you will learn about Massasoit and how he grew up to be a chief. Early life Early life Massasoit was born in 1580. And he moved a ton so he last lived in Wampanoag. That’s
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How did Stalin’s rule change the soviet union? Stalin totally hanged the country. When he gained power the economy was still based on agriculture and the majority of people lived in the countryside; when he died‚ the country was a global superpower‚ with a huge heavy industry sector and the majority of the people lived in cites. He achieved these through two policies; collectivization of agriculture and‚ for agriculture‚ a centrally planned command economy - the Five Year Plans. In purely
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So you wish to become consul (and maybe more) one day. When I heard the news‚ I was overjoyed‚ for another family member would be carrying on my legacy. Already‚ you possess the skills necessary to run. You’ve got my knack for speaking‚ and my knack for winning people over. Not only that‚ you’re a member of the elite‚ which nearly guarantees you a seat somewhere in the political world. But even these skills are not enough to win the political glory you crave. Natural talent may be important‚ but
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Explain why the NEP was unpopular with many Communists in the 1920s USSR. The New Economic Policy‚ known as the NEP was an economic system used in the USSR 1921-1928. The NEP was introduced after war communism. This was because war communism involved kulaks and other peasants being forced to give up their crops in order to support the army‚ this in turn made them quite upset and angry which made them destroy crops. This meant that the growth of crops and food was falling back to 1913 standards and
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Test Essay (Question 2) During the Second World War‚ Truman and Stalin were allies because the US and the USSR were the two most powerful countries that took part in the war. Their will do defeat Germany is what kept their alliance stable and they became much more powerful after combining their powers. After the Second World War the east and the west were having bad relations which caused a separation of the two areas‚ Stalin controlled the east while Truman controlled the western areas. The events
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experience." -Paulo Coelho. In the Spy‚ Harvey had to chase whether he was going to be brave and become a spy. Everyone agrees that Harvey was a spy‚ but some say it was too dangerous‚ while others believe it was a brave and noble act. Harvey should have become a spy for three main reasons‚ America needed information‚ He had the perfect cover‚ and he was brave. The first reason Harvey should have become a spy is‚ America needed information. America was desperate to win the war and needed as much
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On November 8th‚ 1960‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the President of the United States. Kennedy was running on the Democratic platform and chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his Vice President who allowed for Kennedy to carry most of the South. Not only did Kennedy advocate for a more liberal reform of the United States Government like Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ he also had a charismatic personality that drew the public into his promises. His liberal reform was known as The New Frontier and targeted helping
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Marriage as an institution did not at first win the favour of all Bolsheviks. During the 1920s the Soviet government had tried to weaken the family as a unit of society because it believed it exploited women. Government propaganda‚ as early as the 1920’s emphasised the role of woman workers as well as homemakers. Wedding rings were abolished. Abortion became available on demand. Marriages were performed in brief ceremonies only in register offices. Divorce could be obtained simply by one partner
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