It was Stalin’s position as General Secretary and other factors that that contributed to his success. Stalin may have lacked brilliance, but he had great ability. His particular qualities of perseverance and willingness to undertake laborious administrative work were ideally suited to the time. After working his way up the ladder within the party since 1917 when he became People’s Commissar for Nationalities, he gained respect and trust from other members of the Party. He evolved from being in charge of just the officials in the regions and republics that made up the USSR to being rewarded with the highest position as General Secretary in 1922.
His cruel decisions left an indelible mark on his legacy, but his brilliance as a ruler profoundly effected Russian society. He established his absolute power by fiercely putting down rebellions and even in personal
How far do you agree that the most important result of the oppression was the strengthening of Stalin’s political dominance? The Great Terror had a profound effect upon the Communist Party and on Soviet society as a whole and it was most famous aspect of Stalin’s Russia. This terror grew from his paranoia and desire to be the absolute leader, and was enforced by the NKVD as well as his public show-trials. It developed into a terrifying system of labour camps (or gulags) and purges. Stalin’s oppression had many results including, but not limited to, the strengthening of his political dominance.
However, these favors were actually in return for their votes at the ballot box. The association’s leaders were supported by many of New York’s citizens whom they helped out personally or simply scared into voting their way. They were bashed by many other politicians and influential citizens deeming the Tammany Hall practices corrupt and undemocratic. For those involved in Tammany Hall’s reign over New York, they viewed their personal gains from the association to be “honest graft,” as George Washington Plunkitt explains. (http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5030/) (I know I need to work on this, I was having a hard time coming up with a good thesis..) Tammany Hall was originally the Tammany Association, which was formed in 1789 by William Mooney.
How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? The personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-49 was the most significant factor as the personalities dictated what they did and how they reacted to certain events. However there are other factors to consider such as power bases; mistakes made by others and actual party policies. Finitely, personalities were the most significant in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents. Due to the fact that the personalities of the contenders dictated what they did in terms of attempting to be the strongest candidate in succeeding Lenin, and showed how they reacted to key events; it is evident that this is the most significant factor in the power struggle.
One specific one was put in Puck magazine and showed the “presidency as a chair being auctioned off to a room full of railroad tycoons and financers.” People were realizing the control that the businesses held over the government and how the country could not be so well run without the bargaining of these two groups. (Muckraking
Tito became famous when he was elected to the Central Committee and Politburo of the Yugoslovian party, which at the time was one of the highest ranked communists parties. After that, he was elected secretary general of that party. I would say that his supporters were the members of the Yugoslovian party. Anti-communist’s were very much against Tito. Another leader that could relate to Hitler and Stalin would be Kim Il sung, who was the leader of North Korea.
• Had access to secret files on party members that he received from the Cheka. • Used the ‘Lenin enrolment’ to create a large group of supporters – ‘Lenin enrolment’ increasing party membership, especially among the proletariat. Party membership nearly doubled from 1922-1925. Most new members weren’t interested in politics (they joined to improve personal prestige). These new members were grateful to Stalin, who supervise the ‘Lenin enrolment’ and they became his loyal
This is an example of how Louis so strictly controlled his nobles, many called Versailles a “gilded cage,” because of how the nobles were so enclosed in such a beautiful place. Many of the taxes from the commoners went directly to the construction and well-keeping of versailles, this obviously upset the citizens in the town. Despite Louis’ strange requests and poor control of the economy, he was an excellent war strategist. Much of the other money he gained from the citizens he used to design weapons and create an unstoppable army. By the end, the numbers in his army sky-rocketed from 180,000 troops, to 450,000, proving that Louis XIV was a very successful war leader.
Justinian's rule was not popular to everyone, early in his reign he almost lost his power during the Nika riots, and a conspiracy against the emperor's life by businessmen was discovered in 562. Justinian also surrounded himself with brilliant minds and extraordinary talent to help run the Empire. His finance ministers John the Cappadocian and Peter Barsymes , who were able to collect taxes more efficiently than any other before. Because of the efficient taxation Justinian was well funded for his wars. Another, Tribonian, his legal adviser was a great help to him throughout his