Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism

Joseph Stalin was born on December 21, 1879 his original name was Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, later on he adapted the name Stalin which mean't Man Of Steel. Before Stalin took over the Soviet Union he was a secretary general of the Communist Party in 1922.

Totalitarianism is a state that regulates every public and private behavior. Joseph Stalin took over the Soviet Union at 1924 because of the death of Vladimir Lenin.

Joseph Stalin was in charge of the Police during the peak of the Cold War. During Joseph Stalin's time he forced collectivisation on agriculture which cost millions of lives.

The Great Purge related to several campaigns such as the political repression, and the persecution in the Soviet Union which was lead by Joseph Stalin during the 1930's.

Film Lesson: Doctor Zhivago

The Film was about the Russian Revolution and how the Russians were under communism during the Russian Revolution.

The Russian Revolution was caused by a struggle of violence and both the anti-governement and the undirected swept through vast areas of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire also brought people to get what they want from the czars, In December 1904 the people fought for what they wanted that was known as Bloody Sunday.

In the film Dr. Zhivagogot a first hand look at communism when he returned back to his big house and realized that many people were living at his house.

The end of the Russian Revolution resulted to political parties formed liberal-intelligentsia which was the Constitutional Democratic Party

Causes of WWI

World War I was know as The First Great War, The Great War, and also known as War to End all Wars. World War I was started in many ways, one way that World War I was started would be because of nationalism of the European nations.

The major event that sparked the War was the assassination of Francis Ferdinand and wife on June 28th, 1914. Also militarism caused the war, Militarism was when the hostile camps builded up strong military armies during the years before the war.

The First part of the war started in 1914 and did not end until 1918. The war was between the Allies who were, France, Britian, Russia, Italy, The United States, Romania, Greece, Serbia, and Japan. They fought against, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. The Central Power who were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria won many battles because Russia wasn't fully prepared for the war.

3 years into the war The United States join into the war and help win some battles for their Allies. Finally in 1918 the Allies defeated the Central Power.

The First War was lasted 4 years and 3 months from August 4th, 1914-November 11th, 1918.