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Joseph Stalin “Man of Steel”

Joseph Stalin “Man of Steel”

The young Stalin ü Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia ü He was born

The young Stalin ü Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia ü He was born on December 21, 1879 ü He was his mother's fourth child to be born in less than four years. ü The first three died and as Joseph was prone to bad health, his mother feared on several occasions that he would also die.

About Stalin ü Joseph experienced the poverty that most peasants had to endure in

About Stalin ü Joseph experienced the poverty that most peasants had to endure in Russia at the end of the 19 th century. ü At the age of seven he contacted with smallpox. It left a scar on his face and he became known as “pocky”.

Joseph Stalin as a dictator ü WW 2 leaders-Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and

Joseph Stalin as a dictator ü WW 2 leaders-Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. (top) Stalin monument (right)

Stalin’s family life� ü Stalin’s son Yakov finally shot himself because of Stalin’s harshness

Stalin’s family life� ü Stalin’s son Yakov finally shot himself because of Stalin’s harshness toward him. ü Yakov ended up surviving. After this Stalin said, “He can’t even shoot straight”. ü Yakov served in the Red Army during World War II and was captured by the Germans. ü Stalin’s first wife. Stalin ü and ü children.

Speech given by stalin ü http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ik. CXt MHCUTc

Speech given by stalin ü http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ik. CXt MHCUTc

Accomplishments ü As the ruler of Russia, Stalin was the leader of world communism

Accomplishments ü As the ruler of Russia, Stalin was the leader of world communism for almost thirty years. ü Stalin was also involved in the Russian Revolution in 1917 ü He also led his country alongside America and England through World War 2.

sources ü 1945, April, and Germany faced its last days with 1. 9 million

sources ü 1945, April, and Germany faced its last days with 1. 9 million German soldiers in the East fighting 6. 4 million Red Army soldiers while 1 million German soldiers in the West battled 4 million Western Allied soldiers. . "Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. " Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 31 Mar. 2009 <http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Joseph_stalin>. ü Joseph Stalin Biography. " Encyclopedia of World Biography. 31 Mar. 2009 <http: //www. notablebiographies. ü "Joseph Stalin. " World History course and essays in Biblical perspective. 31 Mar. 2009 <http: //www. hyperhistory. net/apw ü October, 1941, German troops were only fifteen miles outside Moscow. Orders were given for a mass evacuation of the city. In two weeks, two million people left Moscow, Stalin, and as Supreme Commander-in-Chief. "Joseph Stalin. " Spartacus Educational Home Page. 31 Mar. 2009 <http: //www. spartacus. schoolnet. co. uk/RUSstalin. htm>. ü "World War Two Leaders. " Woodlands Junior School Tonbridge Kent UK. 31 Mar. 2009 <http: //www. woodlandsjunior. kent. sch. uk/Homework/war/leaders. html>.