World War II: Josef Stalin In 1917‚ Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicolas II until the Bolshevik party overthrew the Russian government by storming the palace in October commanded by Stalin‚ Lenin‚ and Trotsky. The Tsar family‚ which had been crueling dictating for centuries‚ was finally overthrown which lead to the creation of U.S.S.R. or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1992‚ Stalin was became the general secretary of the Committee‚ but he isolated the other party members by betraying and
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Assess the role of each of the following in the rise to power of Hitler: ideological appeal; underestimation by opponents; propaganda. The historical debate surrounding the causal factors of the rise of the Nazi state in Germany by 1933 is fierce. Marxist historians‚ emphasising the idea that Nazism was no more than capitalism’s most extreme form‚ tend to view Hitler as a puppet of big business. Others‚ including renowned scholars such as AJP Taylor stress the idea that Hitler and the Nazi’s were
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Russia’s potential power was responsible for the onset of World War I‚ World War II was initiated for the same reason. Punished greatly for their role as the aggressor in World War I‚ Germany fell into a deep economic depression. This depression and loss of land led to the rise of one of the most insidious actors’ in world politics: Adolf Hitler. Hitler desired a major war as soon as he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933‚ because he greatly feared Russia’s potential power‚ and the rise of Bolshevism
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Frightening similarities exist between these two bodies which both started out as forms of government‚ and then mutated into life-controlling political organizations which "subordinated all institutions and classes under one supreme power" (Buckler 924). Orwell shows how such a system can impose its will on the people through manipulation of media‚ constant supervision as aided by technology‚ and the threat of pain‚ both physical and mental. Orwell also shows how the state has more subtle methods
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Reasons for the Rise of Stalin 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ 2) Stalin’s Development of the Cult of Lenin 3) Stalin’s Elimination Opposition or Persecution of Political Enemies 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. This was not a powerful post and therefore attracted little fear and jealousy. But Stalin had the power to appoint junior party officials at every level of the party and thus he appointed
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To what extent did Stalin establish a personal dictatorship in the years 1929-1939? Between 1929 and 1930 Stalin used various ways to establish a personal dictatorship. This allowed Stalin to establish a personal dictatorship in these years. In order to do this Stalin instituted a party purge to silence the opposition of Riutin and his supporters‚ the assassination of Kirov‚ executed delegated party congresses‚ The trial of the twenty-one and general Purges. A purge was the systematic elimination
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Introduction Ideology defined by Heywood would be: A set of more or less coherent ideas that provide bases for organized political actions. Its central features are an account of existing power relationships‚ a model of a desired future‚ and an outline of how political change can and should be brought about. (2007: 68) This essays main focus will be discussing the main ideologies and focuses of the two leading political parties of South Africa. The African National Congress or ANC and the Democratic
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“To what extent was the rise to power of Stalin due to personal appeal and ability”? Lenin died in January 1924 and Stalin emerged to power in 1929. Stalin has been described as a “grey blur” that rose to power. It’s quite hard to pin point the main reasons how Stalin got to power. Some historians may say that Stalin was lucky that he got to power and he benefited off events such as Lenin’s death and that his rival’s weaknesses such as Trotsky who was considered likely successor to Lenin‚ but Trotsky
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Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1935-1945. Although his leadership led to the deaths of 11 million people‚ Hitler was one of the best leaders in history. He turned Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship under his power. Also‚ Hitler’s mass genocide led to World War II. In 1932‚ Hitler ran for president of Germany. Hitler had around 36% of the vote in the final count and was appointed as chancellor. Hitler used his position to form a dictatorship. He based this leadership on
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Rise of Hitler The impact of WW1 was crucial to Hitler’s rise to power After WWI‚ Adolf Hitler‚ politician and leader of the Nazi party‚ was able to steadily gain political support‚ leading to his ultimate reign as chancellor of Germany and casting the world into the turmoil of WWII. Some argue that it was mostly WWI that was crucial to Hitler’s rise to power. However‚ Hitler’s rise to power cannot be contributed to one event‚ but rather a number of factors‚ including events happening outside
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