It was mainly the French Revolution, since this then caused the British to tax the Americans rather harshly.
1 The United States was concerned about renewed European colonization efforts in the wake of Latin American independence movements.
Totalitarianism is a form of government where the government has complete control over private and political lives of its citizens. Stalin monitored telephone lines, read mail and had spies everywhere. Those that opposed him were killed and his secret police patrolled Russia. All newspapers, magazines, etc had to be approved by the Soviet Union. Propaganda was also in every corner of Russia. By using propaganda, he could instill fear.
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They did not have the most advanced military equipment.
There was a lack of unity among members of various groups.
They were weakened by trade restrictions and blockades
