... factor in the defeat of Hitler in World War Two, and Stalin emerged from the war as leader of one of the world's two superpowers, quickly building a 'Communist Bloc' in Eastern Europe. 4. Elizabeth I Elizabeth was a successful monarch, helping steady the nation even after inheriting an enormous national debt from her sister Mary. Under her, England managed to avoid a crippling Spanish invasion ... Peter the Great established Russia as a major European power through a rapid program of Westernization. Peter not only reorganized the Russian army but he also reformed the government of th...

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