... articles and letters with the name "Stalin" (meaning "man of steel" or "steel one"). Until the last years of the czarist Russia, Stalin was more an up-and -coming follower than a leader. Unlike the intellectual party members, his contribution to the cause was practical, not theoretical. These "practical contributions" were the reason of his expelling from the Georgian Social Democratic Party ... to Grigor Morozov (who was, much to Stalin's annoyance, a Jew), but she later divorced him and married a son of Andrei Zhdanov. Svetlana had eight children (five with Morozov; thus, more than ha...

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... over the years. The Ukraine was one of those countries. In 1991, the Soviet Union was overthrown, and the Ukraine became free. The Ukraine is a little smaller than the state of Texas, but larger than France. The Carpathian Mountains are in the Ukraine. The climate in the Ukraine is called temperate continental. They have warm summers and cool to cold winters. The ... Orthodox. This is a type of Catholic religion, but there are many differences. People who are Ukrainian Orthodox celebrate Christmas on January 7. The Orthodox Easter is also celebrated on a different day than the Roman Cat...

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... other the military expenses like the Marshal Plan, which gave money to free European countries to prevent the from falling to Communism. The idea that the United States should pursue a less aggressive stance towards the Soviet Union and Communism was mentioned earlier in this essay. What would have happened if during the first few years of the Cold War the U.S. went ... with a different type of foreign policy, one that put less emphasis of force and more emphasis on understanding. Perhaps many wars could have been avoided and much money would have been saved in both countries, or perhap...

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... made very clear in The Other Side of the Sixties, there was also a strong movement toward the right that is often overlooked. Though less recognized by history, the Young Americans for Freedom were an important part of the culture of protest in the 1960's. The social and political ... and in working toward change. This shows that young people from all parts of the political spectrum were making their voices heard. While less radical and violent than the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), their approximate liberal equivalent, YAF was generally a very successful college political or...

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... to give up extra eggs each week so Napoleon could interact and trade with the humans, which was forbidden by the commandments. This is occurring while each animal is receiving less and less food each week. The pigs however, are eating profusely and getting fat while they do it. This is very comparable to Stalin's reign. He lived well in palaces, and ... ...

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... the actions they took, and despite the American aggression and misperception of independent actions taken by other countries to be Soviet aggression, it still does not make Soviet Union any less responsible for the start of the Cold War. If not for the aggressive actions that the Soviet Union took in Iran and other countries, the US might not have adopted ... ...

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... a safe, inexpensive substitute for armed force resisting Communist inroads" (PBSUCCESS 1), but "in light of Guatemala's unstable and often violent history since the fall of Guzman we are perhaps less certain that this operation was a Cold War Victory" (PBSUCCESS iv.). If the CIA had thought things through, they would have seen that overthrowing the government of such an unstable ... ...

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... he is not trying to force his opinion on anyone. " our national consciousness is dominated at present by a sense of insecurity greater even than that of many people of Western Europe who stand closer to, and a position far more vulnerable to, those things that are the main source ... much of that change may be, and doubtless is, subjective today we exaggerate our dangers and have a tendency to rate our own abilities less than they actually are. But the fact remains that much of this change is also objectively real; in 1900 the political and military realities ... the most effective way ...

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... -cut stance about Soviet armament of Cuba, at the same time would not immediately invoke retaliation. The Soviets would perceive the move as more defensive and strategic and would be less apt to retaliate in the form of conventional or nuclear warfare. In the end the US and Soviets would see the need in diplomacy to ease the situation, and the ... ...

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... was much argumentation about what to do with the islands. The anti-imperialists, such as Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain, argued that the drawbacks of building an empire would be less beneficial than the benefits. They believed that imperialism violated American's principles. Ultimately, McKinley decided to annex the Philippines. This led to rebellion and warfare in the territory. After the U.S. won the ... . In theory, the United States of America is an imperial power because we involve ourselves in all worldwide tribulations. Maybe if we stayed on our own land, there would be less confr...

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... they did. If waited any longer there could of been possibility of war between the Soviet Union and the United States. In my personal opinion this war was successful and less harmful for the people. ...

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... put it another way, is it better to face a threat from dangerous individuals or to face a threat from a dangerous and oppressing government? Logic, and history, states that dangerous individuals are less of a threat then a unified oppressive governmental force. In the interest of the future of America, the exclusionary law should stay the way it is. If the exclusionary rule is dropped ... ...

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Economy In 1920, Germany was producing less then half its original economy before World War I. The agriculture began to fail due to all the animals that were eaten in the war, this caused a lack crops for food. ... ...

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... before the war and it just made it even worse. Therefore there weren't much support from the public inside the country. Also the war had made issues in Eastern Europe less important. President Reagan came in power in the 1980's and he decided to not to continue the policies of the Detent which made no true progress, and he believed that ... ...

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... factories that needed more people to work in and because during the war the currency was changed not to compare with gold, the paper money used was now worth even less. Money played a big role in the starvation and scarcity of bread and other necessities. Nicholas was poorly trained to be a Tsar and most of his incompetence resulted from the fact ... ...

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... government system, instead of Lenin's original idea to put the people in control. Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution answered with Trotsky's Red Army and by the spring of 1919, the disorganized and less powerful White armies had been defeated. Also prominent in winning the civil war was the concept of war communism, in which the government took control of food supplies and all ... ...

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... the amount of oil that the U.S. could buy because of the U.S. supporting Israel. Carter asked congress to lower the countries oil and gas use, tax cuts for people who used less oil, and higher taxes on gas guzzling cars. Also, he wanted to remove America's price controls on oil. Furthermore, Carter asked for greater use of nuclear, coal, and solar energy ... ...

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... helped U.S. exports and markets for the future. The Berlin Airlift saw U.S. and Royal Airlift planes bring supplies to Berliners, breaking the Russian blockade. This was an attempt to make Russia less powerful by making Germany stronger. This also stopped the spread of communism to West Berlin. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, was a major link to containment. It consisted of ... ...

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... deteriorated rapidly in the scramble to divvy up the territory rescinded by Germany. Clearly, there was a clash in ideologies. Communism and Democracy, rather than merely different forms of government, became direct rivals. One of the most prominent sources of contention was the city of Berlin. In November 1958 ... higher salaries there. For example, teachers in the West earn 200-300 marks more than in the East. Doctors also earn two times more there. All of these circumstances exert influence on the less politically conscious part of the intelligentsia. Why don't we raise our salaries fo...

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... families and traded it with other countries while people in his own country were starving. On the other hand, to pull off a huge operation such as industrializing in 10 times less time then it took the other countries, you must sacrifice a few lives for the good of the country. ...

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... . Everything produced in Canada is produced as efficiently as possible. Because Canada has most of what it needs and most of its objectives are reached, issues such as Scarcity are less and less significant. Scarcity is still involved in the economy though. Recently in Ontario for example there wasn't enough energy to satisfy the people during the summer when air conditioners were ... much? The Soviet Union, which is focused heavily on eliminating the gap between the rich and the poor, was unable to accept the fact that certain people got paid more than others. Canada's current system di...

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... was a hostile step. The Marshall Plan was the economic side to the Truman Doctrine. It was thought in the USA that communism flourished particularly well in poverty-stricken or order less countries so the Marshall Plan was developed in June 1947 to give economic aid to countries, which had suffered in the war. While the traditionalist in the USA argued the ... unless the unprovoked attack on Korea could be stopped. - The UN troops drove back the Northern Koreans but over come with enthusiasm Macarthur drove right back into North Korea rather than to the border, as had been his instructi...

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... strikes. To try and make agriculture more efficient, Stolypin introduced reforms to encourage the "best elements" amongst the peasantry. Peasants were allowed to buy up strips of land from their less enterprising neighbours to make one single land holding, which they owned individually. Stolypin also set up a peasants bank to provide loans for them to do this. Stolypin hoped he would ... of the Tsars Autocratic rule and something was definitely on the verge of occurring. THE WAR When the war did break out against Germany 1914, the Tsar became more popular than he had been for for him, h...

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... prevailed, and a friendly doctor gave JFK a clean bill of health. JFK was sworn in as a naval ensign on September 25, 1941, less than two months before the bombing of Pearl The War Hero and Tragedy The early 1940s marked a changing of the guard in the Kennedy clan. Joseph ... Jackie's grandfather went so far as to fabricate a noble pedigree for the family in order to boost their social standing. Jackie's father, unfortunately, was a less impressive figure--nicknamed "Black Jack" Bouvier, he was a womanizer, a rogue, and a financial failure. Marrying into the Kennedy clan, then, offered Ja...

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... the crisis, and kept the U.S. from a World War III that could have happened. Most of the time, President Kennedy stayed calm and tried to make decisions that were accurate and less dangerous. Without President Kennedy, the outcome might have been much more different. Another thing that I learned was, the people who helped President Kennedy during the crisis. Not all credit should ... ...

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