Because Stalin had with the USC controlled the arts, in particularly music, it has often been argued that many composers rebelled against this by seemingly complying by the rules and even in some cases, actually praising Stalin. ... His works all seemed to follow Stalin's guidelines set regarding the composition of new music, but it has been highly debated that he is rejecting everything that Stalin had enforced on composers and even in places mocking Stalin. ... Even fellow composers living under the same threat from Stalin failed to see the hidden meanings in his work. ... On the othe...

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World War I, a war fought to "destroy the axis of evil" and to resolve conflicts between belligerent countries, brought nothing but turmoil and numerous dilemmas to the warring nations; politically and economically. Immediately after the war, many people thought the war had made a safe environment for democracy in all countries. Peace was thought to have been restored among the world. People's views of the world were tainted and many nations began to struggle. In the years following the end of World War I, Americans found themselves in an era, known as the "Roaring Twenties," where the...

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Introduction The genesis of World War One was controversial and was shrouded on confusion. Pinpointing exactly the political origins of the war is a still discordant issue even after all these years, however no one can deny that the facts are still there. While going into the background, history, and causes for the war is not necessary for this essay, it is important to realize that the systems in place during the pre-war period were essentially political "boiling pots" and these tensions carried over through the war into post war circumstances to shape new social movements. Many new politica...

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In October of 1936 large numbers of Soviet tanks and aircrafts began arriving in Spain, courtesy of Joseph Stalin. ... Joseph Stalin now became concerned that the Nationalists would defeat the Republicans in Spain. ... Although Stalin continued to support the idea of the Non-intervention Agreement, he was now willing to supply the necessary military aid to stop a fascist regime being established in Spain. Stalin encouraged the Comintern to organise the formation of International Brigades. ...

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As if from nowhere, in 1933, a black cloud of hate began to rise over Europe and quickly darkened the sky. Before the storm was over, twenty years later, some forty million people lay dead in its wake. As a result, the map of the world had been reshaped. The only way to explain how such a thing could happen is to go back to where it all started. At the end of World War One, Germany had many problems. ...

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Just before the invasion of Poland Hitler secretly met with Joseph Stalin to secure what is now known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact. "Signed 23 August 1939, Hitler and Stalin agreed to Poland's partition and dissolution....

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Adolf Hitler was born and reared in Germany. He was just like any other man, de-voted to his country. Hitler served as a soldier and a statesman. He gained the trust of mil-lions that fought and died in his name. We must understand how he gained and abused power. ...

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Adolf Hitler was born and reared in Germany. He was just like any other man, de-voted to his country. Hitler served as a soldier and a statesman. He gained the trust of mil-lions that fought and died in his name. We must understand how he gained and abused power. ...

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This has been the case throughout human history, where the masses have always had a desire to follow a leader, or worship a God, allowing individuals to use this susceptibility to their advantage creating dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. ...

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The Nazi party were very persuasive; they would use whatever means they could to get what they wanted. These posters are propaganda for Hitler they both have the aim of enticing the German public to vote for them but they are both different types of propaganda. Source A is Black propaganda, saying that the Jews and the Social Democrats would both bring communism, this is what the Germans feared the most. The short, fat looking man, a stereotypical Jew, is holding a huge bag of money, is well dressed, and is obviously well fed because of his size this is to give the impression that Jews a...

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The Growth and Implementation of Hitler's Continental Expansionist Foreign Policy Program One of the most interesting historiographical debates about the Second World War concerns the nature of Hitler's foreign policy. Everyone knows that the Second World War was horrible, even worse than the First, but it has yet to be unequivocally decided what exactly was Hitler's role in bringing about such a catastrophe. The most important issue relates to the question of whether or not Hitler had evolved a clear and coherent foreign policy by the time he assumed office and ...

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