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Kim Il Sung Truman Doctrine
945 wordsWhile both North and South Koreans may have thought they were fighting against each other in a civil war to re-unite all of Korea under a single government and ideology, the Korean War was in fact dominated by the influential power of the USSR and to a lesser extent the Unites States. The Korean War or episode as part of the more substantial Cold War, was in fact a front used by the USA and the USSR to oppose each other without causing a direct confrontation which would have lead to MAD (Mutuall...
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Stalin Man Or Monster
1,923 words... y leading figures were purged by confessing to being traitors and were executed. The purges were aimed at Party members to begin with, 500, 000 were arrested and executed or sent to labour camps. After the trails the purges were extended. By 1937 estimations show that 18 million people from all backgrounds, had been sent to labour camps. Source I shows the courtroom at Stalin's show trails. It shows Stalin as the judge and the defendants appear to be Yagoda, Zinoviev, Kamenev and Bukharin. T...
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Atlantic Charter Cold War
1,080 wordsSorry no bib on this; it was an in-class handout. This got me a 40 / 40 in AP History. There are three main schools of thought that trace the origins of the Cold War. The Orthodox view is that the intransigence of Leninist ideology, the sinister dynamics of a totalitarian society, and the madness of Stalin (Doc 1) cause the Cold War. The Revisionists claim that American policy offered the Russians no real choice[and] the United States used or deployed its preponderance of power (Doc 2) and these...
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U S History The Cold War
1,846 wordsU. S. History - The Cold War Outline Thesis Statement-Policy of the United States in the Cold War Introduction -History of the Cold War Post World War II-Reasons of the Cold War Analysis-Generalized Analysis of the Cold War Conclusion-Conclusion of the Essay with generalized justification Thesis Statement While the Cold War period theoretically lasted from 1945 to 1991, the policy of the United States was based on the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan to subvert communism wherever possible a...
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World War Ii Warsaw Pact
1,748 wordsInternational Relations Class Paper over books and videos. 1. The World War II has seriously modified the world geographic map and significantly changed the systems of relations between states and nations. Many modern international institutes are the product and heritage of the World War II. This war caused the greatest number of deaths in the history of mankind. The exact number of murdered is still unknown, it is clear that there were more that 50 millions of dead people. The movie Das Boot te...
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Los Angeles County Boris Yeltsin
2,100 wordsWe Boris Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin We dont appreciate what we have until its gone. Freedom is like that. Its like air. When you have it you dont notice. Boris Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, president of Russia, elected shortly before the breakup of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991. Yeltsin, who was elected to a second term 1996, is a central figure in the transition away from communism in the former USSR and has dominated Russian politics in the last decade. Early Life In 1930, ...
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Spheres Of Influence End Of The Cold War
1,485 wordsPoliticians and citizens alike during the early 1970 s viewed d tente as the first step towards ending the Cold War. This agreement to a cooling off of East-West tensions, initiated by U. S. President Nixon and Soviet Premier Brezhnev, gave hope for the first time that the two superpowers could coexist. In addition to political acknowledgement of each other s spheres of influence, d tente consisted of armaments limitations and reductions agreements starting with SALT in 1972. Moreover, economic ...
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World War Ii Played A Role
2,799 wordsThe causes and reasons for the decline and ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union are many and of a vastly varying nature. Yet, despite the various schools of thought on this issue, these causes can generally be placed into two differing scopes, those being the domestic and international arenas. Much emphasis is placed on the role that international factors played in the demise of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). But particular domestic factors that the Soviet Empire was faced with...
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Rise To Power Group Of People
2,950 wordsPolitics has always been about image. A good image leads to power, its that simple. Sometimes it is hard to draw the line between a leader who is genuinely interested in improving the lives of his people and one that is interested in filling a few more pages of the already crowded History book. A good example of this is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its transition time between 1953 and 1964. The tyrannical rule of Joseph Stalin in the USSR was finally over, and the nation sought a n...
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Five Year Plans Stalin
1,641 words? Khrushchev? s Rule Was Characterised By Foolish And? Khrushchev? s Rule Was Characterised By Foolish And Hare-brained Schemes, Brezhnev? s Offered Nothing? Khrushchev? s rule was characterised by foolish and hare-brained schemes, Brezhnev? s offered nothing but stagnation. ? Analyse the domestic history of the USSR in the period 1953 - 1980 in the light of this assertion. In 1953 the ruthless and powerful ruler of the USSR Josef Stalin died thus ending a period of Russian history which saw the...
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Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic Treaty
2,742 wordsThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been a silent partner on the world stage for more than half of the century and the most successful political-military alliance in history. The United Nations and their peacekeeping efforts have had the spotlight for the past few years. However the driving force behind any successful agreement or, if needed, action on the part of several countries has been because of the strong foundation and experience of NATO and its members. The following report will ...
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Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic Treaty
2,520 wordsThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been a silent partner on the world stage for more than half of the century and the most successful political-military alliance in history. The United Nations and their peacekeeping efforts have had the spotlight for the past few years. However the driving force behind any successful agreement or, if needed, action on the part of several countries has been because of the strong foundation and experience of NATO and its members. The following report will ...
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Stalin Lenin
3,904 wordsDo these sources give similar or different impressions of Stalin? These sources give different impressions of Stalin, however there are some similarities. Source A is a cartoon published in Paris in the 1930? s. It shows Stalin and the results of his policies according to the artist. The cartoon features Stalin showing three pyramids of skulls as if he was a tour guide. The caption under reads, ? Visit L? URSS ses pyramids! ? This translates to, ? Visit the pyramids of the USSR! ? This source is...
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Acute Labour Camps
3,907 wordsDepth Study B: Russia 1905 1941 Assignment B: Objective 3 Stalin: Man or Monster? 1) Study Sources A, B and C. Do these sources give similar or different impressions of Stalin? Explain your answer. (6) These sources give different impressions of Stalin, however there are some similarities. Source A is a cartoon published in Paris in the 1930 ´ s. It shows Stalin and the results of his policies according to the artist. The cartoon features Stalin showing three pyramids of skulls as if he wa...
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