Soviet partisans

The significance of War Communism implemented by the Bolshevik Party from 1918-1921 can be measured in a number of different ways such as how it represented an important turning point for the Soviet Union, how it affected many Russian people and their lives, how it led to other important events, the impact it had on industry and the economy and how it had long-term political consequences. Although War Communism was significant for all those reasons mentioned above it was most significant because…

and the place is the infamous Communist Bloc. The Communist Bloc is a collection of Eastern European countries that were either “persuaded” or simply influenced by the Communist Soviet Union. The Communist Bloc was all because of what happened in World War II. What happened in World War II was the Germans attacked Soviet Russia after a very recent non-aggression pact. So instead of leaving themselves open to be attacked again, they made a buffer for themselves out of Eastern European countries.…

of the Soviet Union? Once, it was America’s greatest opponent in the arms and space race: the iconic communistic government. Nonetheless, in time, the Soviet Union crumbled but not without leaving behind a legacy. One of its main legacies was the creation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea. Named the Hermetic State, it stands as one of the few totalitarian countries today. However, the current regime in North Korea would not have come to life had there been no Soviet…

business, and where Anne and her sister attended school. Although Anne did not like school, she had a passion for writing. When Anne was four years old, Adolf Hitler took office, and later having more power than anyone in the country as he controlled the Soviet Army (Holocaust encyclopedia). Anne was thirteen years old when she when she received her first diary (Anne Frank A Hidden Life).In her first couple of entries she wrote about her everyday life (Anne Frank Museum Amsterdam). Hitler…

Totalitarianism is the absolute control of people by a government or person. Totalitarianism restricts freedom and liberty. Totalitarianism controls the people. It controls their actions, opinions, life, speech, and happiness. Totalitarianism is a form of slavery, but there is not much rebellion. North Korea, Nazi Germany, USSR is all totalitarian countries. They all repress and oppress rights, but rebellion is not prominent. Oceana and the Republic of Gilead are both fictional dystopian…

The most influential person in European history was a man who only ruled his country for eleven years. Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, accomplished more in these eleven years than many men had in their entire lives. Khrushchev had a huge impact on history during the Cold War era, and many things might be different today if he had never been in a leadership role. The innovations that were made in the USSR under his command, were innovations that would send the…

stage trials, as Seventeen Moments In Soviet History states, “The Great Terror was punctuated by three elaborately staged show trials of former high-ranking Communists. In July-August 1936 Lev Kamenev, Grigorii Zinoviev, and fourteen others were convicted of having organized a Trotskyite-Zinovievite terrorist center that allegedly had been formed in 1932 and was held responsible for the assassination of Sergei Kirov in December 1934,” (Seventeen Moments In Soviet History, 2015). Because of his…

The United States went into the Cold War with good intentions, wanting to end the spread of communism. These efforts eventually led to better relations with the Soviet Union, now Russia, as well as China. However, most of these efforts were fueled by fear, especially following the second red scare. This fear led to democratic rights being infringed upon at home and abroad, and the tearing down of the governments of other nations in order to keep communism at bay, ruining the lives of millions.…

Throughout the painting there are crumbling buildings and architecture. These buildings represent the fear that comes with the destruction of society and morals. The possibility of nuclear war created a hazy image for most of society. The U.S and Soviet Union during this time period were blinded by their own control issues and needed to have an upperhand on the other. By wanting a greater authority over the other both powers brought in extreme weapons to show their dominance. The thought of…

further prepared the soldiers for future battles. It taught Canada many valuable lessons. The Dieppe Raid was also supposed to test the strength of the German defence, which Canada underestimated. Lastly, Canada showed that they were loyal to the Soviet Union by attempting to relieve German pressure for them in France. The Dieppe Raid taught the Canadian military numerous and innovative fighting techniques that were used in many other…