StalinStalin was dictator who rules the Soviet Union from the 1920s to the 1950s. His policy of collectivizing land led to famine and to the death of millions. He also ordered the execution of thousands of communist officials.
"To choose one's victims, to prepare one's plan minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then to go to bed...there is nothing sweeter in the world" "This war is different from all earlier ones; the conqueror of a region imposes his own social system on it." |
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TrumanAs President from 1945 until 1953, Truman tried to stop the spread of communism. he promoted a "Fair Deal" program that included more social security benefits, public health insurance, and an end to racial discrimination.
"I would rather have peace in the world than be President" "The American people desire, and are determined to work for, a world in which all nations and all peoples are free to govern themselves as they see fit, and to achieve a decent and satisfying life." |