...Propaganda Control Propaganda is active means to influence the opinions of the public. Propaganda is information especially of a bias nature used to promote a particular cause or point of view. Propaganda has been used for in major events such as world war l also World War II. The main purpose of propaganda is to persuade. A few examples that propaganda can influence the opinion of the public is in the book Animal Farm by George Orewell, on page 93 squealer was talking about how good napolean is as a leader. This type of propaganda is called “personality cult” basically this means that squealer was glorifying napoleon. “Napoleon makes sure everyone is eating and drinking, squealer said with rears running down his face.” People...
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...Logan 1 Emily Logan Mr. Sgrignoli CHY 4U1 6 June 2014 TITLE Although Adolf Hitler is often credited as the Twentieth Centuries most evil man, there are others who could easily be seen as equally sharing this assumption. Undoubtedly, Hitler was an extremely evil man and was responsible for the deaths of millions of people during his time in power in World War Two, however there are other past world leaders who were responsible for the deaths of many more people. Through examining Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1929-1953, and Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1945-1976, it is clear that Hitler cannot accurately hold the title of being the most evil man in history. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20 in the small Austrian town of Braunau. In his early years Hitler excelled at school and was admired for his leadership qualities (history.com), however when he reached high school he found the work to be much more difficult. When Hitler was fifteen years old he failed his exams and was informed he would need to repeat that school year. Stubbornly, Hitler refused to continue with his education and dropped out of school. When he was eighteen years old his father, Alois Hitler, passed away. Hitler used the money he Logan 2 inherited from his later father to move to Vienna in hopes of pursuing a career in the arts. He applied to the Vienna Academy of Art and the School of Architecture, to which he was both...
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...the world was relatively violent in various practices, activities, and beliefs pertaining to how people lived back then. However, where it was once a lack of understanding or discipline in how we should behave, act, or resolve conflicts, moving into the modern day the act of cruelty against humanity and evil displayed by individuals are not done due to a lack of understanding, but more so done with knowing or having a negligence to what we are doing, which make the issue concerning. In Steven Pinker’s TED talk, he argues that today we live in a better world and we are much more peaceful to which he is partially correct in stating, however, an argument can be made that the ways in how during the 20th...
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...consolidation of power by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the word communism came to mean a totalitarian system controlled by a single political party. This came to justify that the means of production is controlled and the wealth is distributed with the goal of producing a classless or possibly a stateless society. The ideological meaning of communism arose in 1848 with the publication of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. They believed that communism is inevitable and is an outcome of the historical process. They believed that the "struggle between an exploiting class, the capatalists at present age, and an exploited class, the workers, would enter a crucial stage in the period of capitalism where industrialization occurs and that the effects of industrialization is to heighten and intensify the internal contradictions in capitalism." To put it bluntly they believed that the ownership of industry would be in fewer and fewer hands where the workers would plunge into a state of ever-increasing misery. These impoverished workers grow in numbers and organize themselves into a political party which would lead a revolution in which they dispose of the capitalists. The proletariat would establish a society governed by a " dictatorship of the proletariat" based on communal ownership of the wealth. According to Marx this phase of human society is referred to as socialism. Communism is the final transcendence of this revolution in which there is a break up and elimination...
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...Instead he seizes the opportunity to establish himself a dictator. Napoleon in the beginning is depicted as a strategic boar that always had an idea to expand Animal Farm beyond what other animals imagined. Soon with Napoleon and Snowball in leadership Animalism a new theory of animal’s livelihood was born and so attached to this new theory of Animalism Seven Commandants were born as well: man is enemy, animals are friends, animas shall not sleep on bed, animal cannot dink alcohol, animal wear no clothes, animal shall not kill animal, and all animals are equal. As soon as the revolution is won Napoleon first action is stealing cow’s milk for the pigs. Instead of Napoleon getting his way righteously in a socialistic or democratic way. While Stalin ruled the United Soviet Social Republics he was a cruel ruler who killed anyone who got in his way. Similar to Stalin, Napoleon involves propaganda and terror a terrible combination that the animals cannot help but resist. With seven commandments written to set the rules and establish a commitment for all the animals to abide by Napoleon breaks numerous rules such as: killing animals, drinking alcohol, walking on two legs, trading with humans, and changing the seventh commandments to “ all animals are equal but some than others,” (Chap. 10)- Everything that was established not to do in the original seven...
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...The Russian Revolution as important a revolution of the 20th century as were the American and French Revolutions. Like most revolutions, the Russian Revolution was against economic oppression. Russia came into the 20th century as an extremely oppressed country that was ruled by the Czars. Through acts of “terrorism” and rebellion a small group of revolutionaries overthrew the Czars, which resulted in a state of anarchy and turmoil. The Bolshevik Party of Lenin masterminded the Bolshevik take-over of power in Russia in 1917, and was the architect and first head of the USSR. History, nonetheless, as history often does has opened up a series of questions, It is generally accepted that Leon Trotsky played a greater role in organising and executing the Bolshevik revolution. Even Joseph Stalin acknowledges his major rival’s role in the events in Pravda on the 10th November, 1918, “All practical work in connection with the organisation of the uprising was done under the immediate direction of Comrade Trotsky, the President of the Petrograd Soviet...the Party is indebted primarily and principally to Comrade Trotsky...” This statement by Stalin confirms the role of Trotsky in the revolution, however Terry Brotherstone, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, argues that “The Bolshevik victory in the October Revolution would have been just as unthinkable and unrealisable without Trotsky as it would have been unthinkable and unrealisable without Lenin”. It has been suggested...
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...Between the periods of 1933 and 1934, extreme starvation hit Ukraine and its people. The basis of what caused such a misfortune is argued between scholars and historians. This famine is now widely seen as the fault of Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1953. Stalin imposed a plan in to get rid of the Ukrainian independence movement. The result was Holodomor. The word literally translates to “Death by hunger” or “To starve to death” in Ukrainian. Although scholars disagree over the exact number, the death toll is estimated at 7 million. “Early estimates of the death toll by government officials and scholars varied greatly; anywhere from 1.8 to 12 million” (Rosefielde 385). The exact number cannot be determined due to lack...
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...The Ripple Effect Causes of the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933 The Ripple Effect Causes of the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933 TABLE OF CONTENTS: * Introduction * Five Year Plan * Collectivization * The Human Factor * Conclusion Introduction Investigation into the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 should be closed due to a lack of evidence of criminal culpability. Every action and decision that a person or a government makes has a cause and effect. It is called the ripple effect. In any given society the ripple effect causes second and third order effects. Sacrifices were made in order to make Russia the superpower it is today. Unfortunately, in regards to the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, people were the sacrifices. Investigating archives that have been made available since the collapse of the U.S.S.R in 1991, eyewitness accounts, and other sources evidence suggest that three main causes lead to the Ukrainian Famine. Joseph Stalins’ implementation of his proposed five year plan, beginning in 1927-1932, laid the foundation for what become known as the Ukrainian Famine. The implementation of the five year plan caused a ripple effect that was felt throughout Russia, especially in the Ukraine. The Ukrainian Famine took place prior to World War II happening. Another factor that led to the famine was the collectivization of farms and agriculture. Policies were implemented to ensure that Russia could produce and provide enough grain, crops, and meat to supply the...
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...The Bolshevik Revolution At the turn of the 20th century, Russia was a vast empire. The country spanned across the entire northern half of Asia, from the Pacific coast in the east, and into Western Europe. Tsar Nicholas II ruled the country as it had been ruled by his family for centuries before. The strict feudal traditions were upheld with brutality; Tsarist policies prolonged the agony of the lower classes and supported the opulence of the royal family. In the early 1900s, the poor social and economic conditions coincided with the spread and increased study of Karl Marx’s communist philosophy. The Russian people, determined to establish a new government, initiated a chain of events that climaxed with the Bolshevik Revolution in October 1917. The Bolshevik Revolution transformed Eastern Europe and Asia and had a significant impact on the entire world throughout the twentieth century. The fallout of the Bolshevik Revolution still impacts Russia and the rest of the world today. There was no singular cause or event that sparked the Bolsheviks to take to arms in 1917, instead the action resulted from the culmination of a history of social, political, and economic issues. Prior to the Bolsheviks’ rise to power in October 1917, there were two Revolutions that set the stage for the Soviet takeover. The First was the revolution of 1905. This revolution resulted in Russia transitioning from a strict feudal system to a constitutional monarchy; the power of the Tsar was limited...
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...Rather than a strong personality, Marx would use his literary and philosophical skills in order to bring things into light. He did so by publishing many works, some more famous than others. Most commonly known is The Communist Manifesto. As world renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm commented on it, the manifesto gives the struggling a voice, with its “brief passionate conviction” and strong writing (Hobsbawm 10). Such words suggest how powerful the manifesto was, and how clever its ideas are. Marx introduced his style of communism in this pamphlet, and he would introduce ideas never seen before. Classifying the upper capitalist class as the bourgeoisie and the lower class as the proletariat, the book was started off with an introduction into how peaceful the feudal society was. Marx described how the rich wanted to end safe situations; by innovating. Relentlessly promoting urban environments, industrializing small towns, and destroying small businesses were just a few ways how the bourgeoisie were a threat to the poor. All they wanted was profit, money, and speeding up towards the future. Poor families lost their sources of...
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...G. A. Bradshaw and Robert M. Sapolsky explain that “human beings and nonhuman animals share a common ancestry,” (487) resulting in a common behavior. Napoleon is the head pig. He is strong, but rather bull-headed, along with being independent, as well as corrupt. He was just a pig on Manor Farm until he took over and changed the name to Animal Farm. He was running for the title of leader alongside another pig called Snowball. Little did any of the other animals know, Napoleon was very corrupt from the start, he made up rumors about Snowball leading everyone to believe that he was not a good match to...
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...Joseph Stalin’s control over Russia is equated to the gain and loss of different economic and humanity-related aspects in Russian society, however, one loss in particular that his reign signified was that freedom was one thing that the Soviet people would live without. Despite the Soviet people’s lack of freedom, they rallied around Stalin and the Bolshevik party, thus creating a seemingly unified nation. The Soviet people, without any outward opposition, obeyed the state and devoted themselves to the Revolution and ideology that Joseph Stalin worked endlessly to impart within each citizen. The people of Russia were limited in every aspect of life. They could only read what the state allowed, see what the state allowed, and listen to what the...
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... Introduction. This paper is about U.S. - Soviet relations in Cold War period. Our purpose is to find out the causes of this war, positions of the countries which took part in it. We also will discuss the main Cold War's events. The Cold War was characterized by mutual distrust, suspicion and misunderstanding by both the United States and Soviet Union, and their allies. At times, these conditions increased the likelihood of the third world war. The United States accused the USSR of seeking to expand Communism throughout the world. The Soviets, meanwhile, charged the United States with practicing imperialism and with attempting to stop revolutionary activity in other countries. Each block's vision of the world contributed to East-West tension. The United States wanted a world of independent nations based on democratic principles. The Soviet Union, however, tried control areas it considered vital to its national interest, including much of Eastern Europe. Through the Cold War did not begin until the end of World War II, in 1945, U.S.-Soviet relations had been strained since 1917. In that year, a revolution in Russia established a Communist dictatorship there. During the 1920's and 1930's, the Soviets called for world revolution and the destruction of capitalism, the economic system of United States. The United States did not grant diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union until 1933. In 1941, during World War II, Germany attacked the...
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...Kyle Andre March 21, 2013 20th-21st humanities 11:00-12:15am Response Paper War has proven to be a major cause for change in our society throughout history. During the time of World War I (1914) and World War II (1939), an era emerged for artists to express themselves through the wars’ heart wrenching stories which fueled their poems, novels, and short stories. During the First World War some of our history’s greatest writes emerged. American literature came about through writers’ emotions and responses to the war. Sentiments ranged widely. Some writers felt that the war kept peace within nations and believed dying for your country was a noble thing to do; while some became frustrated and felt that the war was a useless and evil cause. British officer Wilfred Owen is a great example of World War I poetry. He expressed his feelings of anger and towards the war though his poem called “Dulce Et Decorum Est”. His poem discussed the horrific acts of the war and the excitement as not pleasant, but merely cruel. In Owen’s words, war was a “senseless waste of human resources and a barbaric act of human behavior”. These men were the writers that experienced the firsthand accounts of the war through being on the frontlines and experiencing firsthand what the soldiers had to go through. Some writers were more fictional than others. Hathaway wrote the novel “farewell to arms” which expressed the physical and emotional heartaches that he and his fellow soldiers experienced at the...
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... Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991: How Saddam Hussein's Greed and Totalitarian Quest for Power Led to the Invasion of Kuwait, World Conflicts and the Degredation of Iraq Joseph Stalin. Fidel Castro. Adolf Hitler. Saddam Hussein. These names are all those of leaders who have used a totalitarian approach to leading a nation. Stalin and Hitler ruled in the early to mid-nineteen hundreds. Like Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein is now. Saddam Hussein belongs to the Baath Party of Iraq. This party adopts many techniques similar to those used by Stalin and Hitler. Saddam Hussein conceived a plan to invade Kuwait. It was, perhaps, one of the worst mistakes he could have made for his own reputation and for his country. The invasion of Kuwait as well as the world's response to it, the environmental disaster it caused, and the degradation of Iraq were completely the fault one man and his government: Saddam Hussein and his Baath Government. One of Hussein's weaknesses is negotiating. Negotiating in his terms is to fight it out with as much carnage as possible until his side comes out "victoriously". Repeatedly, Saddam and his government break international convention laws. During his war fought with Iran, the Iraqi army used chemical weapons on the Iranian troops and even on their own Iraqi population. This was seemingly overlooked by the rest of the world because most nations didn't want to see the Ayatollah's Islamic revolution rise. Iraq often obtained foreign...
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