How Did Joseph Stalin End Tyranny

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“Americans came to liberate, not to conquer, to restore freedom and to end tyranny.” This quote written on the flag poles flying the American flag at the World War 2 memorial explain Americas purpose for joining World War 2: to end tyranny. Tyranny is an issue that has existed all throughout history, and in the early 1900s, two of the worst tyrants of all time, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, co-existed. While these two tyrants were on opposing sides in World War 2, many of their beliefs and actions were indifferent. Beginning in 1927, Stalin began fulfilling his vision of how he believed Russian governments should run. He once declared, “Deaths is the solution to all problems. No man – no problem,” so, to achieve his perfect government, …show more content…

In fact, the battle of Stalingrad was the bloodiest battle in all of history. The Germans began the battle in September of 1942 by dropping nearly 1 thousand tons of bombs on Stalingrad; the Russians responded by staying as close to the German front lines as possible so that German air support would kill Germans and Russians alike. The battle lasted 5 long, months, but, by February of 1943, the Germans were surrounded by Russians; cold, starving, and forced to surrender. (Cowley and Parker) It was a great win and turning point in the war for the Allied powers, but also a loss, having resulted in 2 million casualties in all. 2 million is a great number, however, Hitler killed five times as many people, and Stalin killed 2 times that. Just two tyrants caused 15 times as many deaths than the most deadly battle ever! Not only did the most deadly war occur during World War 2, but also what is perhaps the greatest surprise attack of all time: The Normandy Invasion. The Normandy Invasion, also known as D-Day, occurred in June of 1944 when Allied forces landed on the shores of Germany-invaded France. (SparkNotesEditors) In this battle, the importance of military intelligence is clearly portrayed. Months before the battle began, cryptographers from the Allied powers decoded many German messages that were believed to be unsolvable, which was an extremely helpful advantage to them in planning

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