During the 1930s and 1940s there were two leaders, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, that had to have different belief systems. These two leaders grew up being taught dissimilar things; also their religious beliefs were nonidentical from one another. As Stalin and Hitler grew to be leaders, they both had different ideas to make their countries better. To do this each leader had disparate political ideologies, to treat their citizens differently, and to set goals for their own leadership, or for themselves to reach. Within their government each leader had made their impact on the world’s society. Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1923 until his death in 1953. In his early life, he was drawn to Communist ideology and became involved in robberies and violence against Tsarist …show more content…
Stalin was frequently captured and sent to Siberia, but, he managed to escape. “Stalin played a key role in the Russian revolution he gained control over the party newspaper Pravda and helped Lenin to escape Finland” (Joseph Stalin Bio, biography.com Editors, bio.com website). Stalin was one of the five Lenin appointed in the Russian civil war against anti-Bolshevik policies. Stalin frequently clashed with Leon Trotsky and Stalin advocated harsh measures to ensure discipline and loyalty. In 1922, Lenin fell ill and Stalin became one of the main links between Lenin and the outside world. Lenin became increasingly distrustful of Stalin, disliking his arrogance and love of power. In Lenin’s testimony he wanted Stalin removed from power. However, with great skill Stalin formed alliance’s with other key Communist party members, he outmaneuvered Trotsky and had him expelled from the Soviet Union. On the death of Lenin, Stalin was able to assume the position as leader of the Soviet Union, He quickly strove to consolidate
If two men were to be tagged with having the most impact, good or bad, on twentieth century Europe the names Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler would ring loud and clear.
After Lenin’s death, Stalin removed his colleagues from power and many were exiled including Leon Trotsky,
This historical investigation analyzes the similarities and differences between three important Nazi leaders; Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Goebbels. After scanning a variety of sources, my analysis of the research indicates that there were many similarities between the three men such as childhood difficulties, education, and motivational developments. However there were differences as well including purpose/motives, and the establishment of leadership.
Dictatorship throughout the ages has mainly led to oppression and conflict between people and government. Some of the notoriously bad dictators took office around the 1920’s and 1930’s. There were three main dictators in that time period and they all ran different countries in very different ways. Josef Stalin was known as the dictator of the Soviet Union, he was all about communism and did not care if there was opposition to his ideas. On the other hand, Benito Mussolini was in charge of Italy and all about fascism. Possibly the worst known dictator of all times was Hitler, in charge of, Germany, he was all about Nazism. Each had a different outlook on ruling, but they all did things similarly to lead to nations hatred against them. Basically, their ultimate goal was to do what was best for their countries, however, there want for power tended to get in the way. They all wanted to accomplish many things, they used many different ideas and ways to run their nations. They were all blamed for their nations demise in one way or another. This essay will discuss the similarities and differences between Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.
Hitler and Mussolini looked upon the new form of government, which was Totalitarianism. This form of government means there is only one leader to make decisions and thus they killed or jailed all opponents. Mussolini and Hitler used this form of government after World
Joseph Stalin was the leader of Russia from the mid 1920's until his death in 1953. In the early stages of his life Stalin suffered a difficult childhood. During his early adulthood he was a criminal, and as an adult he was a strong dictator that oppressed the people of Russia. He wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a peasant society into an industrial superpower. This lead to the famine of millions, and the death or exile of any that opposed him.
The Hitler-Stalin Pact of 1939 shocked the world, but no one knew what Hitler really desired from the Soviets until he commenced Operation Barbarossa in June, 1941. The War in the East began with much confusion on the Soviet side, but in the end, they prevailed and the Germans were unable to achieve Lebensraum. Upon examination, the different levels of planning and strategies employed by both leaders guaranteed a Soviet victory, as Hitler overestimated his own forces, while Stalin focused on effective methods.
From 1920 -1953, Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.The USSR was transformed, from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. He arranged farming and anyone he saw as an enemy; they were either executed or sent to forced labor camps. In World War II, he aligned with the United States and Britain but came in an intense relationship in the Cold War.
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are 2 notoriously known people in world history. Both Stalin and Hitler are known for the great number of deaths they have caused. Although both men have totally different reasons on why they killed so many people their ways of leadership are somewhat alike.
Hitler and Stalin will probably go down in history as two of the greatest known evil leaders of the 20th Century. You might ask what could bring two men to become the menaces they were. What kind of upbringing would cause someone to turnout the way they did?
In 1901, Djugasvilli joined the Social Democratic Labor Party. Soon after that Joseph left for Russia where he helped organize many revolutions and protests against the ideals of the tsar. He was arrested for the first time in 1902 for organizing an attack on a factory in Batum. Joseph spent 18 months in jail, where he came up with the name “Stalin”, which translates to “Man of Steel”. In 1904, Stalin was deported to Siberia. Joseph escaped from the prison in Siberia, and continued to organize and carry out more strikes and demonstrations. Impressed by Stalin’s achievements and perseverance, Vladimir Lenin invited Stalin to meet him in Finland in 1905. Over the next eight years, Stalin was arrested four times for anti-tsarist activities, but managed to escape each time. Joseph moved to Russia and became the editor of “Pravda” in 1911, and was arrested once more in 1913. Stalin was finally exiled to Siberia after being arrested so many times. When Kerensky came into power after the successful overthrow of the Tsar, he decreed all political prisoners be freed, thus Stalin was able to return to Russia and resume his job as editor at “Pravda”. In 1917, Stalin was awarded his first position of power by Lenin. Lenin was pleased with Stalin’s work in the October Revolution, and so Stalin was given the seat of Commissioner of Nationalities. This gave Stalin power over around 65 million people. These people were the citizens of Russia
Joseph Stalin was the political leader of the Soviet Union during the twentieth century. Stalin’s leadership style was most commonly defined as brutal due to him abolishing private ownership, as well as his numerous political purges that resulted in the deaths of thousands of officials within the communist party. While in the end Stalin did lead the Soviets to win World War II, a large number of lives were lost in the process.
This essay will compare the three leaders who are famous for their dictatorship and totalitarianism during the 30's decade-Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Joseph Stalin. Totalitarianism is when a government gains absolute and total control over the country, including the freedom of thought and will as well as the citizen?s lifestyle, no other political parties are allowed and has the concept where the country is most important. The difference and similarity between their ideology, usage of propaganda & censorship and the method of improving the economy would be stated and explained through examples. Basically, their ultimate aim was the same, they all tried to make their country better. However, there was their own ambition wanting for
As a young man, born into poverty, Stalin became involved in criminal activities and revolutionary politics. By 1922, Stalin had risen to the newly created position of general secratary of the communist party. At the time this was an insignificant post, but gave him the authority as time passed to make all party member appointments. By this point, not even Lenin could take back control ("Joseph Stalin Biography"). After Lenin 's death in 1924, Stalin managed to climb the ladder and beat the competition for control of the party ("Stalin"). Stalin 's policy of isolationism began after World War II, when he was convinced that Ally hostility would lead to invasion
In conclusion, Stalin and Hitler are separated by their ideologies and geographical boundaries. In addition, they uniquely vary from each other in terms of how they consolidated power in their respective nations. However, the resemblance shared by their ability to subdue their people cannot be downplayed. Both figures were ultimately reckoned as tyrants responsible for mass atrocities which still haunts Europe till this