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How did Stalin come to power?

Three years after the formation of the first Central Committee, the Bolsheviks took power in Russia. The Soviet Union was founded five years later in 1922, and Lenin was chosen as the first leader. Stalin stayed within the Bolshevik group during this time and rose up the party ladder. In 1922, he was made the secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. This new role allowed him to give his allies government jobs. This, in turn, grew his political support base.\nLenin died in 1924, and this is when Stalin seized his high-power position of the leader of the Communist party..

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What is "54 40 or Fight"?

The Treaty of 1818 was established for the United States and the United Kingdom to have joint control over Oregon. The treaty lasted for a decade and a half and was dissolved when both parties decided to end the joint occupancy and divide Oregon.James Knox Polk, considered the first "dark horse" president, correctly intuited that the American public favored expansion and wanted the entire territory of Oregon for the U.S. alone. He ran for the U.S. presidency under the Democratic Party using the slogan "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" to convey his intention to either claim Oregon for the U.S. or g..

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What was the soft underbelly of Europe during WWII?

An invasion of Italy had the potential to remove that country from the war and ease Allied supply concerns in the region. However, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin wanted the Allies to attack from the east to relieve his forces from the attacking Germans. Churchill predicted that if Italy could be taken quickly, then the Allied troops there could aid in the Normandy invasion. Operation Husky began on July 10, 1943, and the country fell quickly, just as Allied forces hoped.

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What was the occasion for the "I have a dream" speech?

In the years preceding the "I have a dream" speech, African Americans fought against segregation and oppression in the form of laws and social inequalities. On August 28, 1963, a civil rights march comprised of 250,000 Americans from a range of racial backgrounds moved towards Washington. At the Lincoln Memorial, King began delivering the speech on a day that fell 100 years after Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The speech opened with a reference to this, by stating that "5 score years" after the event, African Americans still had not achieved true freedom.The speech received ..

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What were the character traits of Albert Einstein?

Little is known about Albert Einstein's early childhood and development. The young Einstein was certainly a reluctant talker, but there are mixed accounts of him learning to speak late in his life. He did extremely well in mathematics and creative subjects, but he had no interest in anything requiring only rote memorization or forcing one particular mode of thought onto students. As such, he did not fit in with the Prussian model of education at the time and spurned it. He did not take to new languages with ease, but Einstein was able to completely master his native German, strongly imply..

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When was the zipper invented?

Although rarely credited for it, Elias Howe patented a similar product 44 years earlier, in 1851. His product was called the automatic continuous clothing closure. He did not market the product at the time since he was busy marketing the sewing machine, another of his inventions.\nA patent for what was called a separable fastener was obtained by Gideon Sundback in 1917. This design was more like the modern zippers that are seen today.

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Why was there a stalemate on the Western front in World War I?

Once both sides realized they were in the middle of a stalemate, they quickly began digging trenches to prepare for the next phase of fighting. Both sides were exhausted, and this was the kind of war never before seen. By the end of the war, each side had dug close to 12,000 miles of trenches.Before the stalemate occurred, both sides thought that the war would be quick and that they would suffer few casualties. Both sides underestimated the strength and tenacity of the other, and the Germans were convinced they could take Paris in only 42 days. When that didn't happen and the war dragged ..

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What are some important events in the history of New York City?

The fire at the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory occurred on March 25, 1911, and killed 186 people within 20 minutes. An investigation revealing deplorable working conditions sparked outrage and led to sweeping reforms designed to reduce the use of child labor and improve worker safety. These reforms also led to higher costs for manufacturers and the relocation of many industries overseas, giving rise to the global economy.\nThe stock market crash on Oct. 29, 1929, caused the loss of billions of dollars and unimaginable levels of unemployment and poverty that spread around the world. The severity ..

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What year was the boat invented?

As of 2014, the oldest boat that has been physically found is called the Pesse canoe, which is thought to have been constructed around 8000 BCE. The Pesse canoe was found in Holland and measures 3 meters long. Boats constructed during ancient times are speculated to have been little more than sea-worthy rafts with wood or bamboo tied together using palm fibers or vines.

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Who invented cheese?

Ancient legend theorizes that the process of making cheese was first discovered accidentally when transporting milk in the stomach of a sheep, cow or goat. The rennet in such an organ, combined with the heat of the sun, separates the whey and curd of cheese.\nSumerian cuneiform tablets dating to the second millennium B.C.E. describe cheese-making, indicating that the process was already well-understood by that point in history.

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