The government confiscated all the agricultural products. ... Once again, we can see how weak was the communist government in the Eastern bloc. ... If a government were based on these factors, it would be sure that it would not last long. ... He was the head of the Soviet Communist party and the Russian Government in 1929. ... With the tactics coercion and force and the military, the citizen of Russia were like a puppet that were controlled by the Communist government; they know nothing about the politics or about the government. ...

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The Republicans believe in a small government that should only interfere when necessary. ... Both Democrats and Republicans have played major roles in our government. ... A lot of the public will vote on politicians or political issues based on what they"re told by the media. ... Interest groups also play a role in our government. ... Every American over 18 has the right to choose and influence his government. ...

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It meant not only the complete destruction of an important naval base and the loss of many lives, but in the first place signified the beginning of a great struggle for nation's survival. ... While incidents similar to the Pearl Harbor attack were unconsciously expected by many Americans as they were watching in great detail struggles on European scenes of war, they still couldn't accept such a miserable defeat of their naval base. ... As there was no evidence of the German Jews activities against their German government also there was no conclusive evidence of even a single American...

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The party was based upon the beliefs of Karl Marx, a German writer and revolutionary, who believed a revolution could only be started within the workforce of the major cities. ... As soon as he arrived he began to organise the Bolshevik opposition towards the provisional government . ... There was an uprising against the government and the Bolsheviks took advantage of the situation and supported the protesters. ... While Lenin was overseas the head of the provisional government tried to win more support by resigning and placing Kerensky as the new prime minister of a new government, mainly mad...

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Their main idea was based on Marxism. Marxism was based on: 1. ... On November 6 it was voted that it was a good idea to strike and overthrow the Government. The Bolsheviks then came together and overthrew the Government. ... Stalin and a Revolutionary named Trotsky were the two contenders for the new Government. ...

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Based solely on the fact that the USSR and the United States had different forms of governments many tensions arose. ... The United States wanted a world of independent nations based on democratic principles. ... The U.S. government has continued a policy of convincing the American public of the great evil existing elsewhere to achieve their economic, technological and defensive objectives. ...

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Animal Farm, George Orwell's most popular book, is a fictional story based on the 1940's rise of Communism in the Soviet Union, a.k.a. ... Orwell changed his story into a beast fable based on the fear of what the public would think about him criticizing Communism. ... Many of the events that occur in the story are based on actual Soviet events. ... Trotsky is truly a good speaker and a smarter individual, but Stalin showed no mercy to his counterpart and outsmarted him solely on the basis of his understanding of government. ... This book is Orwell's most popular book, and rightf...

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The party based its claim on the representation of historical best interests of all the peoples. ... Inner party rule decision making are based on the principle of democratic centralism. ... Government Structure: National's People Congress is the legislative branch, and State Council performs as the executive branch. ... NPC has extensive power including the amendment of the constitution, passage and amendment of legislation, approval of economic plans and government work reports, and appointment of top state and government leaders. ... Party core groups are the mechanisms to promote part...

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A group of conservatives then seized control of the government and placed Gorbachev under house arrest on August 18, 1991. ... More local governments within the USSR headed towards independence. ... The communist government soon grew into oppressive dictatorships, and economic times were not as promised. ... Nationalism and political corruption contributed to the deterioration of this system of government. ... The first and mightiest society based on the ideas of Karl Marx had passed into history.?...

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The Soviet Unions economy is based on an ideology that was far too experimental. ... Not only that, because Canada is a mixed market economy it is dictated by the people and to a lesser extent the government. ... In 1993 the federal government imposed a two-year ban on the commercial fishing of cod. ... The Soviet government ran the economy and aimed to be the guide of the peoples work. ... Based on the needs and wants of the Soviet economy and the people, the government will order production in a certain industry. ...

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His opposition party having been eliminated in that way, his next challenge was to undermine the central government of Germany. ... In that way, the central government had begun to be undermined by his accusations that they were being controlled either by the Soviet Union, or by the Jews. ... Whether or not the groups cited by Hitler actually felt that way about the central government, however, is highly doubtful. But this was neither the first time, nor the last time, that Hitler would make direct references to Jewish control over governments. ... By equating the Jew with the government,...

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Even during the crisis itself, some of us in the U.S. government, and I presume in the Soviet government as well, were thinking ahead to the future. ... In the memoranda of October 25 and 27, I suggested that the United States should, "while solving the Cuban base question with determination, forcefully reaffirm its readiness to reach agreements on arms control and disarmament" and other broader diplomatic arrangements (Appendix documents B and C). ... This studied silence on a U.S. commitment was a considered position maintained throughout the K...

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Although Lenin did not play a significant role in the February Revolution, his role in the second revolution, "a planned coup" where a provisional government was overthrown, was vital. ... The October/ November revolution, where the provisional government was overthrown and the proletarian based republic established, was a direct effect of the actions of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. ... The continuing failures of the Provisional Government saw the Bolshevik rise to power, eventually seizing the Winter Palace and taking power. ... They initiated policies and manipulated the weakness of t...

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Although Lenin did not play a significant role in the February Revolution, his role in the second revolution, "a planned coup" where a provisional government was overthrown, was vital. ... The October/ November revolution, where the provisional government was overthrown and the proletarian based republic established, was a direct effect of the actions of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. ... The continuing failures of the Provisional Government saw the Bolshevik rise to power, eventually seizing the Winter Palace and taking power. ... They initiated policies and manipulated the weakness of t...

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Truman wanted to put what Churchill call an "Iron Curtain" around the USSR and which again meant each eastern European country that was near to the Soviet border had to have a loyal communist government in power with leaders who would do what "Stalin" wished. ... Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumania all ended up with communist governments and had leaders who looked to Moscow for advice as opposed to the people of the country they governed. ... Greece was in a highly sensitive militarily and Truman, did not want to involve America in any military action wanted to give the ...

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The main issues discussed were the frontiers of a postwar Poland and its future government. ... Some members of the exile government in London to be integrated into the communist Lublin government Stalin promised to hold free elections at the end of hostilities The main issue surrounding this provisional Polish government at the Yalta Conference was its status in determining the country's political future The Soviet Union had occupied parts of Poland ever since 1944. As the Russians pushed the Germans out of Poland they backed the establishment of a communist government in Lublin, ...

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Without a hard currency and a strong economic base the Soviet Union stood to be suffocated in this new world order. ... Gorbachev's vision was to see the Soviet Union enter into the world economy with a hard currency, a strong economic base, and a limited market economy. ... Gorbachev introduced his new policies at the United Nations in December of 1988: . . . . human interests take precedence over the interests of any particular class; the world is becoming increasingly interdependent; there can be no victors in a nuclear war; security has to based on increasingly on political rather t...

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Yet, Stalin, an uninspirational bureaucrat labelled "too rude" by Lenin and as "the grey blur" by Trotsky had complete control of the party and government by 1929. ... Revolutionary governments have no mechanism for promotion and so unmerited rises to power were possible. ... Stalin had obtained great power as the party General-Secretary, since he was the only link between the party and government he intimately knew the workings of both. ... Trotsky's lack of political tact and his arrogance towards the party membership left him with no base of support in the party. ... He fought ag...

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Though he agreed with many Marxist values, Orwell couldn't really accept the communist understanding of socialism because he saw many similarities between the communist governments and the previous tzarist regimes in old Russia. ... The pigs and dogs take most of the power for themselves, thinking that they are the best proprietors of government. ... We cannot eliminate government corruption by electing individuals to roles of power because it is power itself that corrupts. ... Napoleon, based on Joseph Stalin, is the pig who becomes the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. ... Sn...

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Moreover, he was called to face a population that had learned to live in fear of the government and that didn't trust the government's promises and actions. ... Farmers could now lease land from the government and keep the profits made from selling products grown in their land. ... Due to the previous experiences they had from the previous governments, people showed different character to the state and different inside their homes. ... (Available: http://www.russianet.ru/~oldrn/history/gorbachev.html) Again based on his reform policies, Gorbachev at the 1986 Iceland Summit, propose...

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The Freedom Fighter is a movie based on the harsh realities of the Berlin Wall. ... The government paid for medicine and even babysitting. ... You can't retaliate against the government, and you can't stand up for your rights. ... The government doesn't pay for medicine or babysitting. ...

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Initially, there was a debate over the distribution of the Polish government in 1945, followed by the Soviet Union's pressure upon Turkey and Iran in 1946. ... Actors, directors, producers, and writers were all under close watch by the government for any communist ties. ... Miller compared the two events as equally asinine because neither was based on strict evidence, but rather on the fears of the public. ... This paranoia kept growing and growing until it exploded into a massive finger pointing by the government, much like the events that took place during the Salem witch trials. ...

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Subject: China, a country in transformation; from a communist government to the opening of the Chinese market. ... Politic institutions were created based upon the Soviet model. ... The Chinese government created a Federal Bank and Chinese discovered for the first time Chinese shares and bonds. ... Instead of modifying the interest rate, the government decides some restrictions to limit the speculation. ... The Chinese government has decided to eradicate the corruption. ...

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Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. ... The Soviet model of communism was based on these ideals. ... This trend was followed when Stalin came to power as leader of the Communist party and the Russian government in 1929. (2) He had achieved this through plotting and trickery and by shifting alliances. ... For example Stalin engineered a communist coup in May 1948 in Czechoslovakia in which a government minister Masaryk was killed and the president was forced to resign. (7) This served a warning to other countries against resisting the communi...

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Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. ... The Soviet model of communism was based on these ideals. ... This trend was followed when Stalin came to power as leader of the Communist party and the Russian government in 1929. (2) He had achieved this through plotting and trickery and by shifting alliances. ... For example Stalin engineered a communist coup in May 1948 in Czechoslovakia in which a government minister Masaryk was killed and the president was forced to resign. (7) This served a warning to other countries against resisting the communi...

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