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Joseph Stalin
Born Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (1878 – 1953), Stalin was the first General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death. He assumed a lead role in Soviet politics following the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924.
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How did 10 million people starve by Stalin?
Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, set in motion events designed to cause a famine in the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking independence from his rule. As a result, an estimated 7,000,000 persons perished in this farming area, known as the breadbasket of Europe, with the people deprived of the food they had grown with their own hands.
Did joseph stalin do anything good?
In some ways, Stalin was very beneficial to the Soviet Union. He industrialized the USSR and made them a world power in military and industry.
He also started their space program, which was innovational to the entire world.
However, in other ways, he was detrimental to the USSR. He helped instigate the Cold War, which ultimately led to the breakdown of the USSR. He murdered millions of people, and his style of winning wars, (widely known as throwing people at the battle until the enemy retreats) resulted in tens of millions of both soldier and civilian deaths in World War 2, and even today this is partially the reason there are less than 9 men for every 10 women in Russia.
Did the Russians vote Stalin into office?
No, he was a very strong part of the military, and at that time everybody respected him and knew him. He basically just assumed his power.
One of the reasons that the cold war started was nuclear weapons. When two countries both have that much destructive power, they begin to wonder if they trust that sort of power in the other country's hands.
Ideological differences were another big reason... the US hated Communism, and the USSR hated Capitalism. Both sides wanted to spread their form of government to other countries, so there was a lot of tension there.
I think there was also personal dislike between world leaders, and that is how it began.
What was Stalin's goals in Europe at the beginning of World War 2?
he planned to defeat Germany after he had dealt with Japan. He thought it was important he dealt with Japan first though just in case they sided with Germany and attacked Russia. He was therefore very protective of Russia and made lots of promises which he kept.
Stalin never went to war with Japan. His plan involving Germany was to buy time until Germany would invade Russia and use the vast distance between Germany and Moscow to keep them from victory.
Stalin started the Cold War. He also was very important in the defeat of Germany during WW2. His importance during Russian progression is un-deniable. His Five Years Plan industrialized the USSR, and brought its economy to a very good point.
How do you explain stalin's rise to power?
I have tried to split this into two questions: How did Josef Stalin rise to power in the USSR and Why did Stalin rise to power in the USSR.
I shall answer How did Josef Stalin rise to power in the USSR.
In 1924, the leader of the USSR, Lenin died. Stalin held the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party. Leon Trotsky, a powerful Marxist was the Minister of War. Eventually the true Marxist Trotsky, was sent into exile by Stalin who had maneuvered himself into a powerful position within the rank and file of Party members.
This process began in 1921 when Stalin and four of his supporters gained control of the Party Control Commission. The Commission was in charge of, among other issues, making sure that Party members were not violating any Party decrees. By 1923 the Commission had grown to be a powerful force in the affairs of the Party.
After Lenin's death, Stalin created a mass enrollment of new Party members. These members were loyal to their sponsor Stalin.
Now with his large support, he as Party Secretary General, was able to keep in close contact with local communist parties. In this manner he was able to reward his followers and punish his enemies.
By 1927 Stalin had enough support to keep Communist dissenters out of Party politics and Stalin for lack of a better word was a dictator. His chief critic Trotsky was disposed of by sending him into exile.
Stalin waited until 1940 to have himself declared Premier of the USSR. He destroyed all opposition based on his early control of Party Control Commission. He used terror, secret arrests of Party members, fake trials, mass executions and forced labor camps for Communist dissidents. Stalin had kidnapped the Communist-Marxist revolution and was the all powerful leader of the USSR.
How many people died during Stalins rule?
Some put the figure (including WWII) at over 45 million people.
What time periods specifically? Stalin was in power from 1924 till his death in 1953. Through forced agricultural reforms, military purges, control and subjugation of non-Russians in the Soviet Union, extermination of all political and ideological rivals, gulags of Siberia and WW2 sacrifices, you could say that between 25-40 million people died under Stalin's rule. No exact number is available.
Did Stalin use dictatorial methods in Russia?
Yes, he most certainly did use dictatorial methods in Russia.
Who was the world war 2 leader for US?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
When Roosevelt died, Harry S Truman became president.
When he died. There are some suggestions he was poisoned. I think it was 1953.
How wealthy is rothschild family?
Its estimated that the whole family itself is worth anywhere in the range of $1.5 billion according to Forbes top 100 richest people. This number is highly speculative since each generation waters down the traceable (real worth) of the Rothchilds. This family has been in the banking business for hundreds of years. To say that the entire family is worth 1.5 billion is questionable at best. To put things in perspective George Lucas has been making movies for thirty years and has been able to amass an individual net worth of 3.5 billion dollars. So in 261 years, all the wars, all the interest collected on these wars, they only have amassed 1.5 billion dollars? The real answer here as to the net worth of the Rothchild family is, we do not know. All we can do is guess.
What did Joseph Stalin believe in?
He believed in himself only.
A2: He believed in communism. He believed that in order for a country to be strong, you must be atheist. He had many beliefs, and generally held all the communist views.
Joseph Stalin's economic plan for the Soviet Union included?
Stalin's goals for the Soviet Union included a line of countries defending it--he wanted the Soviet Union to be the world's dominant power.
First and foremost, Stalin's economic plan was to increase the Soviet Union's industrial capacity. To do this, Stalin instituted a series of Five Year Plans geared mainly toward increasing industrial output, but also increasing its agricultural output.
Stalin had stated in a speech that Russia had been conquered in the past by many invaders because it was a backward country, especially economically. He believed that the Soviet Union had fallen behind the West by 150 years. He stated that in order for socialist Soviet Union to survive among the capitalist countries, it must catch up to the West within 10 years. The first plan set goals for increasing industrial capacity that were met in 4 years, although some speculate that those figures were as much Propaganda as were his political pronouncements.
What few know is that he "realized" his industrial goals on the backs of the peasant farmers, starving millions by taking their crops for export to obtain the money needed to industrialize the country.
Why did Stalin came up with the idea of the Five Year Plan?
Stalin needed to increase the country's industrial and agricultural capacity and do it quickly so he instituted the Five Year Plans. He realized that the Soviet Union was still a backward nation compared to the western world in both industry and agriculture. He gave a speech on February 4, 1931, he explained some reasons why the first one had been started.
First he pointed out that Russia had been conquered by the Mongols, Turks, Swedes, Poles, Anglo-French and the Japanese primarily because it was militarily, culturally, industrially and agriculturally backward compares to those capitalist states. As long as that condition persisted, the Soviet Union would be vulnerable to further attacks. In the speech he stated:
"We have fallen behind the advanced countries by fifty to a hundred years. We must close that gap in ten years. Either we do this or we will be crushed."
WHAT was a result of Joseph Stalin's polices the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin's outcome was one of epic proportions. The USSR took over much of Europe and became a world power.
Who was stalin's main political rival followinf death of Lenin?
The main struggle for control was between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. However Grigory Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin were also high enough in the ruling party that they could also vie for control. Stalin allied himself with Zinoviev to oust Trotsky. Then allied himself with Bukharin to eliminate Zinoviev. By then Stalin was so entrenched in the party that he cut ties with Bukharin and simply assumed power in the absence of meaningful opposition.
What were Positive outcome of Stalin's 5 year plan?
The achieved their goal of industrializing Russia quickly, but conditions for working didn't matter and people suffered. It didn't help that his plan to gro wmore food failed miserable, causing famine all over the Soviet Union, especially in the Ukraine.
Why did Joseph Stalin create a totalitarian state in the soviet union?
Joseph Stalin became the Soviet leader through a process. He was given his initial power by Lenin at his death. However, Lenin wanted Leon Trotsky to rule the Soviet Union. Stalin hid this fact. He then allied other leaders and isolated his main enemy, Leon Trotsky. He eventually succeeded in having Trotsky expelled from the party (and later the entire country), He then repeated the process to eliminate all threats until he was made the absolute ruller of the Soviet Union.
A forced labor camp or prison, especially for political dissidents.
