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Birth
Joseph stalin was born on December 18, 1879 to Besarion Jughashvili, and Ketevan Geladze, in Gori, Georgia. Stalin as a child often got very sick and he contracted smallpox at the age of 7 which left permanent scars on his face. A few years later a carriage accident left his left arm slightly deformed. Stalin often got teased and picked on by the other village children, which left him to be cruel to other people who did not obey him. -
World War 1
"World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States." World War 1 was important because it changed modern warfare caused a lot of bitterness among nations, which also greatly contributed to World War 2 years later. -
Russian Revolution
"Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks." The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union. During this period Lenin gave Stalin a position in the government as commissar of nationalities. -
Bolsheviks Seize Control of the Russian Government
"Bolsheviki, member of a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party, which, led by Vladimir Lenin seized control of the government in Russia and became the dominant political power." This changed the way of how Stalin would rule over Russia. -
Russian Civil War
"Russian Civil War was a conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government against the Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies." Vladimir Lenin was elected chairman and other appointments such as Stalin where set to help during this period in Stalin's life. -
The 18th amendment prohibits alcoholic beverages
In 1920 the "18th Amendment forbade the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors because of personal and social problems" This law was ultimately a failure any people called bootleggers made alcohol themselves. In April of 1933 a law was passed to legalize the manufacture of alcohol. This event was important because it showed that the government made a wrong decision, and needed to change their rule. -
Women gain the right to vote
During the early 20th century after a long hard fight the "19th amendment guaranteed all American women the right to vote." "Beginning in the 1800s, women organized, petitioned, and picketed to win the right to vote, but it took them decades to accomplish their purpose. Between 1878, when the amendment was first introduced in Congress, and August 18, 1920 allowed voting rights for women." This event is important because it was a big step forward for inequality in America. -
Stalin Begins Collectivization Of Agriculture
"This collectivization started with collecting peasants lands and animals into collective farms and state farms and restricting the peasants' from these farms." "Stalin was aiming to erase all traces of the capitalism that had entered under the New Economic Policy and to transform the Soviet Union as quickly as possible." This was called the "Five Year Plan" -
Stalin's 5 year Plan
"The first Five Year Plan introduced in 1928, concentrated on the development of iron and steel, machine-tools, electric power and transport." "Stalin demanded a 115% increase in coal production, 200% increase in iron production and 335% increase in electric power." 80% of the total population that was engaged in agriculture. Stalin believed that the Soviet Union was way behind agriculturally so he gave unrealistic amount of time for things to get done, "So they would not be crushed later on" -
The Great Depression
"The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors." The way this conflict was resolved and is important is because, when prosperity restored, by the sharp reductions in spending, taxes and regulation at the end of World War II. Which ended the depression. -
The Ukrainian Holodomor
The Ukrainian Holodomor was a man made famine "deliberate offensive aimed at undermining, terrorizing, and neutralizing the nucleus and bulwark of the Ukrainian nation and recent Ukrainization efforts; and the result of the forced export of grain, other foodstuffs, and livestock in exchange for the imported machinery the USSR required for the implementation of the Stalinist policy of rapid industrialization." -
The Great Purge
"The Great Purge, also known as the was a brutal political campaign led by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to eliminate dissenting members of the Communist Party and anyone else he considered a threat. Experts believe at least 750,000 people were executed during the Great Purge and more than a million other people were sent to forced labor camps. The Great Purge happened because Stalin believed anyone with ties to Bolsheviks or Lenin’s government was a threat to his leadership and needed to go." -
World War 2
"World War II, was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. Which involved the the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, China." World war 2 resulted in a Allies victory. World War 2 was important because it brought an end of German Third Reich, the United States and Russia become global superpower, and found the United Nations. -
Joseph Stalin Is Named Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Year'
"Joseph Stalin has gone a long way toward deifying himself while alive. No flattery is too transparent, no compliment too broad for him. He became the fountain of all Socialist wisdom"
-Time Magazine
Stalin established a reign of terror that included mass arrests, executions and deportations. He also rallied his troops to beat back a German invasion in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II. -
Korean War
A between North and South Korea which began on June 25th 1950 when North Korea invaded south Korea. The United states quickly came to South Korea's aid and supported them through a bloody 3 years. Nether side actually won the Korean war, they only recently signed a peace treaty in April of 2018. The Korean war was significant because "It helped set the tone for Soviet-American rivalry during the Cold War, profoundly shaping the world we live in today," -
Joseph Stalin's Death
Joseph Stalin dies on March 5th 1953 in Kuntsevo Dacha having probably suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. Stalin lived to be 74 years old.
