country to industrialise defeat in the Second World War would be certain. The purges also offered small opening for peasants and workers to become involved in the running of the USSR. Industrialization had a devastating impact on the people of the Soviet Union‚ although the country benefited from the modernization. In 1927 the Gosplan (the state planning commission) developed a series of plans to drastically transform the economy. These plans aimed to ensure that the workers reached certain goals
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Explain why the USA was hostile towards the Soviet Union during 1945-1949. The USA and USSR both have very different ideologies. The USA believed in a capitalist economy and a democratic system of government. This meant that the citizens of America could vote in their President and Congress in free elections. But‚ in the USSR they believed in communism. This meant that people could vote in elections‚ but could only vote for members of the communist party. Before they even started working together
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Films are one of the most popular media in the modern world‚ watched by hundreds of millions of people all around the world. Films began in the late 19th century as a technological novelty‚ transferring to a new means of presentation and distribution an older tradition of "entertainment‚ offering stories‚ spectacles‚ music‚ drama‚ humour and technical tricks for popular consumption." (McQuail‚ 1983) And‚ as with any popular media‚ people began to talk and write about it‚ and film theory arose from
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serious a threat to Soviet power were the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Prague Spring of 1968? There were two serious threats to Soviet power during the period 1956 to 1968. Between the Hungarian Uprising and Prague Spring the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 was a greater threat because it took place at the start of the weakening of Communism in Eastern Europe. The Soviet retreat from Cuba‚ the growing atmosphere of detente and the Sino-soviet split all combined to weaken soviet control over Eastern
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Jackson did say that all of these reasons accumulated to a French loss. However‚ Jackson states that the invasion in 1940 was primarily a military defeat. The German tactics‚ based on the notion of blitzkrieg‚ were much superior to the French’s doctrine of defense and slow‚ methodical movement on the battlefield. They found themselves utterly confounded by the speed of German maneuvers‚ while their men were shocked by the German air attack and armored penetrations. “The main charge is that the French
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How successful were the 5 year plans in transforming Soviet industry in the years 1928 - 1941? In order to decide whether or not these 5 year plans were successful‚ it is necessary to first define what is meant by success in this context. This can be done by considering the aims of Stalin with his first three Five-Year Plans. Stalin’s industrial plans for the USSR were to establish a war economy - to prepare the USSR for war against its capitalist enemies. He regarded steel‚ iron and oil the
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To what extent was Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia a turning point in his foreign policy? To a certain extent‚ Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia could be seen as a major turning point in his foreign policy. However‚ Mussolini’s reluctance to fully commit to an alliance with Hitler would also suggest that perhaps the Pact of Steel of 1939 could be seen as a more convincing turning point. It could be argued that following Abyssinia‚ Mussolini’s foreign policy took a drastic shift‚ becoming increasingly
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Fidel Castro to side with the Soviet Union Super Power? In the 1960’s the world was largely dominated by the Cold War which was a long period of tension and hostility that only occasionally broke out into open warfare. This conflict was caused by the rivalry of two superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union and emerged after the Second World War. Both super powers had different ideologies - the United States was a capitalist democracy‚ whereas the Soviet Union were communist. These two
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In what ways and for what reasons did the League of Nations fail to deal with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931? Names: Catalina Hofmann Malena Garcia Camara Sofia Lena Justina Villasboa Gedikian Level 5 “A” Number of words: 1‚290 In 1931‚ the League of Nations failed to deal with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. President Wilson (USA) set up the League of Nations which its aim was to make nations sort their aguments and therefore‚ prevent
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between the two Superpowers. Who was to blame for the outbreak and development of the Cold War? Both sides were to blame‚ and the Soviet policies between 1945 and 1949 were‚ thus‚ responsible for it to a certain extent. Economically‚ the Soviets did not allow its Eastern Bloc to receive the US’s Marshall Plan aid‚ and set up Comecon to oppose it‚ and these actions by the Soviets increased the tensions between the US and the USSR. Marshall Plan was first introduced by Secretary of States George C. Marshall
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