Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin December 1878 5 March 1953 was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. Holding the post of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was effectively the dictator of the state.
Wanted a chief exective who would be a diplomat among world leaders
To a certain extent, American cold war policies still affect our behaviour in Central America, because Cuba fell communist. We were worries other countries would too. We used comtainmened on Cuba and kept a wary eye on the other countries.