Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin Birth Day

Dec 21, 1879

Joseph Stail was born on December 21 1879 introducing the world to one of the biggest dictators in history. He grew up to an abusive father. Growing up was a challege, he was poor with a bully father. His mother though was sweet and did her best to care for Joseph.(Hoobler)

Heading Down Hill

Apr 5, 1902

At the age of only 23 Joseph was arrested for the first time. He was arrested for strikes against an oil refinary. This is the first part to Stalins 15 year period of arrest and exiles.(Hoobler)

Joseph Stalin Exiled

Apr 18, 1903

After being arrested he was exiled from the country to Siberia. He is there only for a short time because he eventually escapes. When out of Siberia he heads back to Russia to routinely be arrested and exiled.(Hoobler)

Bolsheviks

Dec 9, 1903

While exiled Stalin learned of the Bolsheviks. They were a group of communists under lenin. Stalin already admired Lenin and decided to join his group of the Bolsheviks.(History.com)

Panama Canal is being built

Mar 3, 1904

President Roosevelt makes plans to see through the Panama Canal. He makes a comission called the Isthmian Canal Commission to help him see it out. They decide to start the project as soon as possible.

World War One Starts

Jul 18, 1914

The first world war broke out. It was a battle mainly because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, who was the archduke of Austria-Hungary. This broke out war between Europe and America joined to bring down the Germans making it a war across the world.(History.com)

Russian Civil War

Mar 8, 1917

Russia was in a war with itself over who got power. Trotsky made the Red Army and Stalin commands them. This war is what starts Stalins run to power.(Ross)

USSR officailly made

Dec 22, 1922

One of the biggest military powers to come to the world was made. Joseph Stalin became leader of them a couple months later bringing them to a world power. From this he was also made the official General Secretary of the Communist Party. Making Russia a communist country.(Ross)

Lenin Dies

Jan 21, 1924

The death of Lenin brought many proplems to Russia. One is Stalin would become in power and kill many people. Another is Russia would turn to a communist power through Stalin and the USSR. Stalin turned to a powerful dictator after Lenin and made Russia a militairy country.(History.com)

Great Depression

Oct 29, 1929

The U.S. was heading downwards. Banks crashed along with stocks, and millions went into debt. People lost houses and couldnt even afford food. This event shaped America in a terrrible way for the next ten years.(Farms)

Suicide of Nadezhda

Nov 9, 1932

Stalin had a hard life growing up and even into maturity. He had an abusive dad and was jailed and exiled multipl times. Along with that his first wife dies. Stalin remarried, and it got worse. During his second marrage he was abusive and crude. His wife Nadezhda had enough and killed herself wih a bullet to the head.(History in an hour)

Great Terror

Dec 1, 1934

Starting with the murder of Sergei Kirov Stalins secret agents killed people around Russia under stalins orders. After this first murder a time of terror and murder spread across Russia. Thousands were being killed under Stalins secret agency. This time was only for a period of 4 years though.(Warth)

Dust Bowl Hits

Apr 18, 1935

A long with many bad things happening around the world at this time America also had the dust bowl. It was a period when almost all of the west was dried out and full of dirt and sand. It could blow dust dirt/sand many miles high like sand storm and wipe people or places out completely. It filled peoples lungs with dust and either killed them completely or in a few years.(Farms)

World War 2 Starts

Sep 1, 1939

The world was at war again. Hitler and the Nazis along Russia and Japan fought against European countries and America. This world war started after Germany invaded Polan bringing France and Britian to fight. After some time America joined and helped to win the war.(World war)

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima killing thousands. During WW2 Japan kept attacking America and killing thousands. In order to end all this America threatened to drop an atomic bomb, and when Japan didnt accept America dropped the bomb ending battles with Japan.

Stalins death

Mar 5, 1953

Stalin died as on of the most powerful Dictators the world has ever seen. He was 73 when he died of Cerebral hemorrhage. He changed Russia forever and killed millions in the way.(Hoobler)