Why Did Stalin Become One Of The Most Dangerous Men

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I also picked Stalin because if he would have really focused he could have became stronger than Hitler. I feel that if he had more strategic plans he could have become one of the most dangerous men during that time and in history. I agree Hitler would often not go through with many of his treaties but by Hitler being so canving it made him a forced to be reckoned with if Stalin would have done some of the same things he could of had a chance to take down Hitler himself instead of Hitler taking his own life.

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