The Americas are the big answer here. They held other holdings in other places as well.
After the Spanish-American war, America was given Cuba, <span>Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam as parts of the treaty. Cuba however did not become a part of the US territories as it became an independent country.</span>
The cult of personality that surrounded Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union led soviet citizens to believe that there was undisputed support for Stalin both among the government and the common people. In turn, this fueled self-censorship and made political change harder.
This cult of personality was achieved through propaganda and censorship, as the Communist Party had control of all mass media. This desire to make himself a "god-like" figure was also an attempt to increase acceptance of communism among the people and to boost morale.
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Republican form of government.
It's military became stronger and more ruthless; resulting he <span>encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution.</span>
