Answer:
As a Dictator
Explanation:
Much of the rest of the world would come to see Stalin as strict. The exception is the US during WW2, in which Stalin was a useful asset to the American in the fight for europe. Of course, a city was named from him and he introduced many laws restricting the arts ("to prevent information leaks"), which made many countries suspicious.
It was harder to find jobs and less survival resources when moving to the coast. As America industrialized, the people started to migrate more towards the west especially when railroads were beginning to attach.
Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries.