Leon Trotsky.
Leon Trotsky was Stalin's main rival inside the Soviet Union. Stalin had him deported and finally assasinated. Adolf Hitler was Stalin's main rival outside the USSR. The Russian army invaded Germany and found Hitler dead.
france and russia
The Russo-Japanese war came about due to rival ambitions of both Japan and Russia to control Manchuria and Korea.
Stalin's chief political rival in the 1920s was Leon Trotsky. Trotsky, a key figure in the Bolshevik Revolution and the Red Army's founder, advocated for a theory of permanent revolution, which contrasted with Stalin's focus on "socialism in one country." Their ideological differences, combined with Stalin's political maneuvering and alliances within the Communist Party, ultimately led to Trotsky's expulsion from the party and his exile from the Soviet Union.
It's defeat of rival Carthage for control of Western Europe.
The rival bootleggers in Chicago were causing turmoil on the streets because they were trying to control the illegal enterprises.
Growing tensions with Russia due to rival ambitions to control Manchuria and Korea.
Leon Trotsky was Stalin's main rival inside the Soviet Union. Stalin had him deported and finally assasinated. Adolf Hitler was Stalin's main rival outside the USSR. The Russian army invaded Germany and found Hitler dead.
france and russia
The Russo-Japanese war came about due to rival ambitions of both Japan and Russia to control Manchuria and Korea.
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Stalin's chief political rival in the 1920s was Leon Trotsky. Trotsky, a key figure in the Bolshevik Revolution and the Red Army's founder, advocated for a theory of permanent revolution, which contrasted with Stalin's focus on "socialism in one country." Their ideological differences, combined with Stalin's political maneuvering and alliances within the Communist Party, ultimately led to Trotsky's expulsion from the party and his exile from the Soviet Union.
Russia .
Yes they were rivals, especially during the cold war, but during the cold war Russia was part of the Soviet Union, it was the leading and by far the most dominant state, therefore it is correct to say that Russia itself rivaled the US. For the US it was important to rival Russia because if Russia invaded and took over Europe, US would find itself in a very bad situation.
France
It was a persistent rival for control of the Western Mediterranean.
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