Joseph Vissarionovich Djugashvili, famously known as Joseph Stalin, is one of the greatest leaders of the 20th Century. Born in Gori, Georgia to a very religious family, Stalin was a very intelligent child. The other children treated him with disrespect, and because of this, Joseph began a journey for purpose and dignity. Stalin first joined the Social Democratic Labour Party, then he was appointed by Lenin to Bolshevik Party Central Committee. In 1917 he was named Commissar of Nationalities after Bolshevik, then appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1922 . He soon became the dictator of the USSR, and finally got the privilege of ruling the country. Joseph Stalin did a lot to make the Soviet Union a better place. Joseph Stalin was a reliable and wise leader, he turned a third world society into a superpower by modernizing the Soviet Union, he also defeated the Nazi’s in WWII, and finally, he became the great leader he was because of 2 important people of his time.
Between 1928 and 1938, Stalin made 2 five year plans to industrialize the Soviet Union. Stalin wanted the Soviet Union to become a key player in the global market. The first five year plan focused on the “collectivization” of agriculture and the second on increasing the output of coal, iron, and other resources. The collectivization meant that all farms were owned by the government, the peasants were forced to work extra hard in order to rapidly industrialize. The reasons for collectivization was to grow more food in order to feed the workers in industry, and to sell overseas to bring money into the country. Stalin achieved most of his aims; the grain production rose to nearly 100 million tonnes in 1937, and Russia sold large quantities of grain to other countries. This helped the Soviet Union because it gave them money and made them a reliable exporter to other countries. The second five year plan was more based on heavy industry such as Coal, Iron, Oil and Electricity. According to BBC News, the improvements in production were extraordinary: Coal - from 36 million tonnes to 130 million tonnes Iron - from 3 million tonnes to 15 million tonnes Oil - from 2 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes Electricity - from 5,000 million to 36,000 million kilowatts Many people might say that Stalin pushed his country to far, but all Stalin wanted was to make his country the best. He saw this as a key into modernizing the Soviet Union for the better. “The Soviet Union also gave opportunities to women - crèches were set up so they could also work. Women became doctors and scientists, as well as canal diggers and steel workers.” (BBC News) Stalin did a lot to make sure that the Soviets were doing all they could to make the country a better place. VE Day was on May 8, 1945, and this was all because of Joseph Stalin and his fast thinking and smart tactics. On Aug 23, 1939 Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, that made sure that Germany would never attack the Soviet Union. the Soviets and Germans agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe. Consequently, Hitler chose to broke the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and it fell apart on June 1941. Since the “Soviet leadership had refused to heed warnings from the Western Powers of the German troop buildup along its western border.” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum), Stalin was very surprised of the attack, he thought that he and Hitler’s pact was solid. Because of Stalin’s rapid problem solving, on “December 6, 1941, the Soviet Union launched a major counterattack against the center of the front, driving the Germans back from Moscow in chaos.” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) If Stalin didn’t …show more content…
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Between 1928 and 1938, Stalin made 2 five year plans to industrialize the Soviet Union. Stalin wanted the Soviet Union to become a key player in the global market. The first five year plan focused on the “collectivization” of agriculture and the second on increasing the output of coal, iron, and other resources. The collectivization meant that all farms were owned by the government, the peasants were forced to work extra hard in order to rapidly industrialize. The reasons for collectivization was to grow more food in order to feed the workers in industry, and to sell overseas to bring money into the country. Stalin achieved most of his aims; the grain production rose to nearly 100 million tonnes in 1937, and Russia sold large quantities of grain to other countries. This helped the Soviet Union because it gave them money and made them a reliable exporter to other countries. The second five year plan was more based on heavy industry such as Coal, Iron, Oil and Electricity. According to BBC News, the improvements in production were extraordinary: Coal - from 36 million tonnes to 130 million tonnes Iron - from 3 million tonnes to 15 million tonnes Oil - from 2 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes Electricity - from 5,000 million to 36,000 million kilowatts Many people might say that Stalin pushed his country to far, but all Stalin wanted was to make his country the best. He saw this as a key into modernizing the Soviet Union for the better. “The Soviet Union also gave opportunities to women - crèches were set up so they could also work. Women became doctors and scientists, as well as canal diggers and steel workers.” (BBC News) Stalin did a lot to make sure that the Soviets were doing all they could to make the country a better place. VE Day was on May 8, 1945, and this was all because of Joseph Stalin and his fast thinking and smart tactics. On Aug 23, 1939 Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, that made sure that Germany would never attack the Soviet Union. the Soviets and Germans agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe. Consequently, Hitler chose to broke the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and it fell apart on June 1941. Since the “Soviet leadership had refused to heed warnings from the Western Powers of the German troop buildup along its western border.” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum), Stalin was very surprised of the attack, he thought that he and Hitler’s pact was solid. Because of Stalin’s rapid problem solving, on “December 6, 1941, the Soviet Union launched a major counterattack against the center of the front, driving the Germans back from Moscow in chaos.” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) If Stalin didn’t …show more content…
Accessed December 21, 2015. http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723.
"Collectivization." BBC News. Accessed December 21, 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/russia/stalincollectivisationrev2.shtml.
"Invasion of the Soviet Union, June 1941." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. August 18, 2015. Accessed December 21, 2015. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164.
"Joseph Stalin." History.com. Accessed December 21, 2015. http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin.
"Leon Trotsky." BBC News. Accessed December 21, 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/trotsky_leon.shtml.
"The Five-year Plans." BBC News. Accessed December 21, 2015.