Joseph Stalin

When Stalin was in full control of the Soviet Union he revived the once failed attempt to collectivize private farms into government owned and operated farmlands.

The leader of the Soviet Union during the 1940s was Joseph Stalin. He held the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party and was the de facto leader of the country during World War II and the early post-war period. Stalin's policies and decisions significantly influenced both the Soviet Union's wartime strategy and its role in shaping the post-war world. His leadership was marked by authoritarian rule and significant political repression.

He is remembered for:

A) Ruling the USSR

B) His purges that killed millions.

C) A vital force that was instrumental in the defeat of Hitler.

D) Jumpstarting the Soviet economy.

E) Starting both the Soviet Space program and the Soviet Nuclear Program.

F) Starting the Cold War.

G) Being a close friend of Vladimir Lenin.

H) His cruel and strict ruling style over the USSR.

I) Regaining Soviet lands lost in WW1.

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As he demonstrated in WWII & Korea...use as many bodies as it takes, to get the job done.

Kulaks, Tsarists and the White Army, and other elements of the Tsarist regimes previous were used constantly throughout his earlier regime, and later on it was regularly Capitalists and the Imperialists, as it was with most other Soviet leaders.

During World War II, Stalin viewed Churchill as a valuable ally against Germany, but an opponent of Soviet expansion. After the war was over, Churchill was Stalin's most vocal enemy, openly speaking against Stalin's takeover of Eastern Europe.

I believe you are referring to the agreements at the Yalta Conference

Stalin agreed to join war against Japan once Germany had been defeated

All men agreed to divide Germany into four zones, and also to divide Berlin in a similar way

It was agreed that war criminals responsible for the Nazi Concentration Camps would be hunted down and punished

It was agreed that all countries liberated from Nazi rule would hold ffree elections and implement the Government of their choice.

The Big Three agreed to join the UN

Eastern Europe was to be a 'Soviet Sphere of Influence'

It should be noted that these promises were altered and some undone at the successing conference,, Potsdam, attended by Truman, Stalin, and Churchill (until he lost the election, at which point he was replaced by Clement Attlee)

He also agreed to declare war on Japan.

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He was short, highly controversial and extremely cruel. He was classed as a primitive man who was cautious and slow-moving in both his political life and writing style. However, he was a fierce debater and clever public speaker. He had an amazing ability to absorb detailed knowledge. He was always lonely too - his first wife died (Ekaterina Svanidze) of tuberculosis, his second wife (Nadezhda Alleluyeva) killed herself in 1932. Apparently due to Stalin's dictatorial rule of the party. His only child (Jacob) from his first marriage fell into German's hands in the WW2, he was killed later. The two children from his second marriage out-lived Stalin but their relationship was never stable. Vasili was an Officer in the Soviet airforce - he drank himself to death in 1962. His daughter (Svetlana) fled to the United States in the 1960's.

he was a good leader and kept promises about helping Russia develop so people relied on him. He was a clever man. Gahh idk type this question in somewhere Else Wiki Answers not very good -.-

As his time as a dictator Stalin caused a lot of blood shed. He,was much like Hitler, hated the Jews and believed they were a threat to his government and ideals. So Stalin ordered that all Jews where to be killed, or be placed in Labor camps (Where most of them died anyway). During WW2 Stalin signed a peace treaty with Hitler and helped Germany invade Poland. In this treaty the Germans gained one region of Poland and the Russians gained another. The Germans got all the polish Jews and the Russians got the Natural resources. However fighting broke out in Poland between Russian and German troops and a second treaty needed to be signed. Eventually tensions grew too tight and Russia and Germany declared war on each other.

During the war time Stalin put in place many harsh rules for the Red Army. He declared that retreating during battle was an act of treason, and that if any soldiers took a step backward during battle the commander of his platoon was to shoot him. Also Stalin put in place the scorched Earth policy. This policy stated that if the army was forced to pull back any buildings, materials or any other items of use that could not be carried along with the troops was to be burned to the ground as to not leave anything for the Germans to use.

There are many people who argue that Joseph Stalin was an impossibly cruel man. He put the lives of many at risk for his own benefit.

He was one of the Axis powers. He made a treaty with Hitler, which Hitler broke when he invaded Russia. The three allies in the Axis in WII were Mussolini (Italy), Stalin (Soviet Union) and Hitler (Germany).

Much the same, except with some deliberate famines thrown in.

because he killed alot of people more then Hitler

Stalin's main goal was to transform the USSR from a backward nation to a nation who could overtake the advanced countries. He said that Russia was backward in terms of its military, industry and agriculture and may be beaten and enslaved if she did not become powerful. Stalin's main efforts were across three different areas. Firstly, the Five Year Plans sought to transform industry, secondly collectivisation and the transformation of agriculture and finally Stalin wanted to take control over the Russian people, he did this through the Purges and mass propaganda.

Stalin used the post of General Secretary to find out about everything that was going on in the party and to make sure that all posts were filled by his supporters. He managed to build up support for himself throughout Russia. When the other leaders discovered what had been going on, it was too late to do anything about it.

In 1922 Lenin wrote a "Political Testament". In it he said that Trotsky should become the leader of Russia after him. Lenin also suggested that the other Bolshevik leaders should find a way of getting rid of Stalin. However, when the will was given to the Bolshevik leaders after Lenin's death in 1924, they decided not to publish it, because they did not want Trotsky to take over. He was unpopular.

Between 1924 and 1929 Stalin managed to force most of the other leading Bolsheviks out of power. He sided with one group and then another, gradually isolating the other leading Bolsheviks.

Stalin's main target was Trotsky, who left the Soviet Union (as Russia was now called) for good in 1929. The others, like Kamenev, Bukharin and Zinoviev retired from their posts. Stalin used his support throughout the country to undermine his opponents and backed one against the other. By 1928 he had total control.

Most of Stalin's popularity comes from his regime's victory over the Germans in World War II. World War II is known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia.

Joseph Stalin was famous for leading the post war efforts of USSR reconstruction. Most of his policies were socialist. During his time, the cold war era started.

There is not an age at which a minor is allowed to choose where or with whom they wish to live. A judge may speak with an older teen concerning the issue, but the decision will be based upon the what the judge feels is best suited for the optimate well-being of the child or children involved.

Stalin was terrified at the news of the new weapon. He couldn't proceed with his plans to acquired lands in the pacific. So the war far over but the cold war begun as well as the weapons race.