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Adolf Hitler's Influence On Joseph Stalin

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One of the biggest ones that occurred was the revolt formed by the kulaks in 1932. Stalin responded by cutting off all supplies to them for two years. This response resulted in the death of over ten million peasants due to famine or execution(Webcache.com(Google Biographies)). This was probably the final act of ruthlessness that set the country straight. Almost no more uprisings occurred during the next part of Stalin’s ruling. When clouds of the Cold War began coming overhead, Stalin made a brilliant tactical move, making a non-aggression pact with Hitler and Nazi Germany. And when his military general warned him of German troops approaching them, Stalin made no move and was sure that they wouldn’t do anything rash. He was mistaken, and they attacked and obtained parts of Russia’s eastern territory. Stalin was so distraught at Hitler’s treachery that he even hid in his office for several days. After finally regaining his resolve, Stalin struck back(Biography.com). After acts of bravery and bold moves on the battlefront, the Nazis were turned back at the battle of Stalingrad, where the Soviets recovered more than 250,000 corpses from both Soviets, and Axis Powers. Following this attack, …show more content…

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