Source related questions on Joseph Stalin
Humanities Coursework Stalin Balraj Singh 11BCC Does the Cartoonist Who Drew Source A Think Stalin is a Good Leader? Explain Your Answer Using Source A And Your Own Knowledge. Source A is a cartoon drawn by David Lowe and was published in the London Evening Standard on the 27th November 1930. David Lowe was a British illustrator who had no remorse for Stalin. As David Lowe lived in Britain, he was able to write negatively about Stalin and get away with it. Had he have done this cartoon in Russia, there would be no doubt that David Lowe would have been murdered. The cartoon shows Stalin standing in a prison with a gun set up to kill him if he pulls a string. The cartoon was drawn in the 1930's and in the bottom right corner says 'prophecies for the future'. Therefore, you get the idea that David Lowe has drawn what he expects to happen in the future. David Lowe has also written 'Old Low's almanac' in the bottom left corner. This adds humour, as people who viewed the cartoon would have heard of 'Old Mow's Almanac', a book released every year telling people of prophecies for the following year. 'Old Low's Almanac' is David Lowe's prophecies for the future and is also a play on words. As well as having Stalin in a prison cell with a contraption set up to kill himself, there are also two ministers dead in the corner. To add to that, there is also a group of 3 reporters,
Stalin: Man or Monster - Sources Questions
HISTORY COURSEWORK STALIN: MAN OR MONSTER ) Source A gives us the impression of Stalin being a murderer, as there are pyramids of human skulls. This could represent the huge amounts of people he had killed, through labour or work camps. I know from my own knowledge and after studying Russia under Stalin's rule that Stalin was responsible for the deaths of millions of people. Therefore this source gives us a pretty good overview of what Stalin was like. Also we can sense a satisfaction or pride that Stalin has from himself after looking at source A. This can be sensed as Stalin is pointing to all the skulls as if it was a thing to be proud of. There is also a caption in the source saying "Visitez L'U.R.S.S. ses pyramides!" Which is another thing that the author uses to show us, Stalin's pride. Source B on the other hand gives us a completely different impression of Stalin. We see him in this source as a good leader that takes interest in his workers. The people shown (who are probably lower class workers) and Stalin are happy on the picture and it gives an impression of a happy, well ruled Russia. The picture is saying that Stalin is a carrying ruler and that he takes interest in even the low class people. Source C seems to give a more similar impression to source B. It seems to show Stalin yet again as a man in a good relationship with his people; even a gentleman.
China 1945-90 - source based questions.
Bangkok Patana School IGCSE History Coursework Arisara Kohphet History coursework assignment A: China 1945-90 . Study source A. What do you think was the purpose of the newspaper in publishing the description? Use the source and your knowledge of the period to explain your answer. The newspaper in Mao's time was censored by the government before publishing to public. All of the media in China were under totalitarian state. From the extract, "Chairman Mao, our most respected and beloved great leader" It tries to promote the typical personality and to convince people how great Mao is. The descriptions of the mass rally by the red guards portray it as a huge and important event. "Young fighters" which referred to the red Guards make the people see them as an energetic campaign, which promotes communism. "All nationalities love you strongly" refers to the people of all ethnic groups of China. This shows that the country is united and strong. "You should go to the masses and be one with them and carry on the great proletarian Cultural Revolution even better" this massage meant to be a warning to persuade people to join the Red Guards. People are convinced by these ideas of Mao thorough propaganda. 2. Study source B What impression is the artist trying to give of the Cultural Revolution? Explain your answer. Artists during Mao's times were expected to promote
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Case Study by Stephen Rowlands Who was King? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of destiny, a missionary of peace who had risen to the lofty heights of spiritual awareness, a towering hero and historical role model whose mission in life was to serve others and one of only a few genuine prophets produced by Western Civilisation. His wisdom, words, commitment, deeds and dreams for a new cast of life were intertwined with the noblest of human aspirations; there is nothing in his life that was not full of hope. He was a charismatic figure who attracted people by the magnificence of his concepts, and the brilliance of his insights. Many people believe that there are no direct connections between the behaviour of an entrepreneur and the behaviour of a human rights activist but there is evidence suggesting that there are common links between both contrasting entities. Like any successful entrepreneur King demonstrated the attributes that went a long way to help change the lives of millions of people. There were a few active successful entrepreneurs in the era of King but their impact was minimal when measured to King's contribution to America, King was an agent of change that shaped a nation. There are many attributes and characteristics of entrepreneurs and they are argued across national boundaries however, successful entrepreneurs share the
Explain the Features of the New Deal - Roosevelt and the American Presidential Election 1932.
History Coursework - The New Deal Ben Hall . Explain the Features of the New Deal (7) When Roosevelt won the American Presidential Elections in 1932, he needed to act quickly to provide the general public what he had promised. His first hundred days in office was a time of dramatic change to the American system of government. Never before had American Presidents been so involved with the every day life of their people or worked so hard to improve the country in almost every aspect affecting the lives of the public and the economy. However, it can not be doubted that the period that followed the Wall Street Crash in 1929 were times of desperation and depression for the vast majority of people from all walks of life. As people obviously thought during the era of Roosevelt's presidency; desperate times call for desperate measures and the Great Depression was probably the period of greatest desperation in American history One of the most notable and dramatic changes he made right from the start of his presidency was to completely ignore the Republican policy of 'Self-Help' or Laissez-Faire. The prospect of the government not meddling with the everyday lives of the American people had been a long standing tradition in the American way of life and drastically went against the idealistic visions of the 'American Dream.' The main concept of this belief was that if you
What is the tradition of animosity between racial groups in Europe during the Twentieth Century?
What is the tradition of animosity between racial groups in Europe during the Twentieth Century? Genocide has been a large problem throughout history, as it suppresses different groups of people and is the strongest form of racism, it is essentially murder and has occurred since records began with many different peoples suffering. It is arguable that this kind of action is part of human nature since it has occurred so much, but there are now very few people who believe that genocide is right, and it is now illegal to practice any form of genocide. The definition of genocide is as follows: "Genocide - crime of destroying or conspiring to destroy a group of people because of their ethics, national, racial, or religious identity." The term was originally termed by a Polish legal scholar named Raphael Lemkin in order to describe Nazi Germany's annihilation of groups of people either through indirect means or simple murder during World War Two. The Nazi's attempts to totally eradicate all Jews and Gypsies specifically is now known as the Holocaust. Genocide has been an crime under international law since 1951. Genocide has occurred since ancient times. Once a group or nation had conquered an area and there were survivors from the enemy, it was normal practice to murder all the men (soldiers and civilians alike) of the conquered group. Famous examples of these happenings
Why was the Abyssinian crisis a death blow to the league when the Manchurian crisis was not?
Why was the Abyssinian crisis a death blow to the league when the Manchurian crisis was not? One of the main reasons for this was that the league was at least seen to do the right thing in the Manchurian crisis as they condemned Japan for invading and although they didn't do anything about it they did, in the end, came to the right decision. However, in the Abyssinian crisis they didn't condemn Italy in fact they came to an agreement with them that basically gave them what they wanted. So they were seen to be giving into the demands of the aggressor. Not only did they give into Italy but the two main powers left in the league were seen to have secret meetings with Italy. This greatly undermined the belief in the league. Also, people in Europe thought that Japan was so far away from them that they didn't need to worry too much about what occurred somewhere on the other side of the world. Another reason why the Abyssinian crisis was a death blow to the league and the Manchurian crisis was not is because France and Britain could have at least done something to stop the Abyssinian crisis by closing the Suez Canal, they couldn't have done much to stop the Manchurian crisis as they were all the way around the other side of the world. The Chinese and Japanese were also at least in the same stage of technology where as the Italians were very much more advanced than the Abyssinians.
The Suffragettes wanted the right for women to vote.
The Suffragettes wanted the right for women to vote. The move for women to have the vote had really started in 1897 when Millicent Fawcett founded the National Union of Women's Suffrage. "Suffrage" means the right to vote and that is women wanted - hence its inclusion in Fawcett's title. Millicent Fawcett believed in peaceful protest. She felt that any violence or trouble would persuade men that women could not be trusted to have the right to vote. Her game plan was patience and logical arguments. Fawcett argued that women could hold responsible posts in society such as sitting on school boards - but could not be trusted to vote; she argued that if parliament made laws and if women had to obey those laws, then women should be part of the process of making those laws; she argued that as women had to pay taxes as men, they should have the same rights as men and one of her most powerful arguments was that wealthy mistresses of large manors and estates employed gardeners, workmen and labourers who could vote........but the women could not regardless of their wealth.............. However, Fawcett's progress was very slow. She converted some of the members of the Labour Representation Committee (soon to be the Labour Party) but most men in Parliament believed that women simply would not understand how Parliament worked and therefore should not take part in the electoral process.
Ireland - What are the main differences between the beliefs of the Republicans/Nationalists and the Loyalists/Unionists?
Question 1 - What are the main differences between the beliefs of the Republicans/Nationalists and the Loyalists/Unionists? There are a number of differences between Nationalists and Unionists and their beliefs. The Nationalists are predominantly Catholic and they do not want Ireland to be part of Britain. They see the British as an occupying army and most believe that the British have no right to be in Ireland, they think it's unfair that the British came into Ireland in the 1600s and have stayed there. They feel angry about how the British have persecuted the Catholics in the past, and they believe that they still don't get treated as well as the Unionists. They campaign for equal rights in different areas, especially housing and jobs. Nationalists see Ireland as one place and generally want one united state, though not all Nationalists want exactly the same thing. Unionists, on the other hand, are mostly protestant and want to keep Northern Ireland as part of Britain. Many see themselves as British instead of Irish and believe they belong to Britain. However, ancestors of theirs have been in Ireland since the 1600s, so they see themselves as originating from there and believe it is their homeland. They also see that the union with Britain is good for them from an economic point of view. They are outnumbered in Ireland though, and fear domination by the Catholics so need
The USA Was Prohibition bound To Fail?
The USA Was Prohibition bound To Fail? (A) Sources A and B From studying source A and B your first impression of the texts is that the sources agrees with the initial idea of prohibition, by displaying information concerning the factors of alcohol being banned, such as at the beginning of source A "by 1917 twenty three states had already introduced a ban on alcohol." From first reading the source you would immediately get the impression that if twenty three states had already banned alcohol there must be a plausible reason for there actions because that's almost half of the American states who decided to put a ban on alcohol Some of the first states to become dry in the USA were the southern states. Most of them were actually dry by 1914. These states were often very racist and banning alcohol was another form of them taking freedoms away from black people. They said, "...it was a way of keeping the Negro in his place." Both sources lead to some of the reasons why twenty-three states could of even considered the banning of alcohol. Initially the banning of alcohol was given momentum in World War I as many young men were away fighting against Germany. Apart from the fact that alcohol was believed to make them ill, it was argued that soldiers were getting drunk and were not able to fire straight. Prohibition was therefore said to be patriotic and would help the war effort
