From now on, war, for Hitler, became one of the most self evident means for achieving political goals. These goals may have changed over time and morphed into a systematic program, but the means for achieving them remained the same. Also in 1920 Hitler showed how he could incorporate certain international events into making the attainment of his goals easier. ... This trait that allowed him to use circumstances to help attain his goals was seen in 1920 with Italy, and would continue after he had formulated his program with such decisions to intervene in Spain and sign non-aggressio...

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Some could reach few of the things they have planned before, while some could reach none of their goals. ... As my research question was about the goals of the rivals and the ones that were achieved at the end of the war, an important conflict occurs that could be discussed in the research paper. One of the most important conflicts about the goals of the rivals in the Gallipoli War is considering England generally. ... Second, the goals of the rivals are more understandable after knowing about the background of the war. ... He also talks about the benefits of the Germans, too but genera...

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Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the First World War and the civil war. ... It was generally perceived that only absolute state control such as that proposed by Stalin's five year plans would manage these resources well enough to achieve the industrialisation wanted by many communists. ... Capitalist elements needed to be wiped out and the five-year plan would achieve this. ... In a...

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He claimed that the United States "would not be justified in prolonging the war with all the misery it involved in the hope of achieving by force, the unification of Korea." ... Eisenhower believed that the goals of the Republic of Korea were the same as the goals of the United States as stated in the preamble of the United States Constitution, namely, "to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty." He also believed these goals could not be achieved through war, but...

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He claimed that the United States "would not be justified in prolonging the war with all the misery it involved in the hope of achieving by force, the unification of Korea." ... Eisenhower believed that the goals of the Republic of Korea were the same as the goals of the United States as stated in the preamble of the United States Constitution, namely, "to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty." He also believed these goals could not be achieved through war, ...

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Propaganda among other sorts of techniques are used in three ostensibly opposed forms of governance to achieve similar goals. ... Schivelbusch examines the rise of three separate political systems, all with different goals, that have some unexpected yet undeniable similarities. ...

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The principal goal of the expedition was to locate such a route and survey its potential as a waterway for American westward expansion. ... Unfortunately, the league rarely implemented its available resources, limited though they were, to achieve this goal. ...

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The westernized view of political success or democracy is still in reach but Iraqi citizens must overcome a number of problems before it can be effectively achieved. ... The transformation to democracy must be a common goal for the general population in order for it to flourish. ... Therefore, the United States of America should realize how complicated it can be to achieve complete freedom and democracy. ... According to Day (2006), the primary difficulty in achieving national unity is finding the balance between local governmental power in the hands of tribal and religious groups and the ce...

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As is defined in its charter, the UN aims to promote collective security throughout the world; advocate human rights and self-determination of peoples; achieve international co-operation in solving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems; and function as a centre for co-ordination of all of these activities. ...

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When answering this question we must be careful not to confuse stability with the quest for peace and security which is a goal of arms control, the fact that an area or country is free from the threat of arms isn't evidence to the stability of that country or the international system as a whole. ...

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If Serbia succeeded in its goal, Austria-Hungary would not only lose a number of provinces, but it would also lose its respect as a major European Power. ... Bismarck's goal was to maintain the balance of power in Europe, at least until Germany was stronger, and to avoid a war on two fronts, which would involve France on the west and Russia on the east, at all costs. ... This statement, made by the moderate historian and publicist Hans Delbruck in 1899 in his Preussische Fahrbucher, not only represents the general prevailing opinion in Germany, but it also foreshadows Germany's desir...

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If the United States sought to achieve superiority against the Soviet Union in the military field, the Soviet Union's main task is to restore civilian industries and the gradual disposal of becoming unbearable burden on the military. ...

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The possibility of the end of the Cold War for so long seemed out of the question. Because of the definition of the Soviet ideology which stated that war with the capitalist nations of the world was inevitable, peace was paradoxical. The Americans in a sense fostered the Soviet position by executing...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879, in Gori, Georgia . Both his parents were peasants. His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, was a cobbler, hopping that one day his son will be apprenticed in the same trade; his mother, Yekaterina ...

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The region of Southeast Asia was chocked full of natural resources. Some of these natural resources included coffee, tea and spices. These resources are what originally brought western countries to the area. Many of the top countries in Europe and Asia wanted to conquer parts of this region. Lockard describes the perspective of colonialism from a world view; he states "it served primarily to link Southeast Asia more firmly to a world dominated by the West and to introduce Western ideas and technologies". 1 As Lockard is right in that instance, the conquest that came along with coloni...

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Introduction The field of transitional justice was practically nonexistent prior to the end of the Second World War. Mass atrocities had taken place on the world stage with almost no consequences being brought upon the perpetrators, and more importantly the orchestrators or those "most responsible"...

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Technology has always been a vital role in developing the means of communication, prominently within military affairs. During the Second World War, it was of great importance that communication mediums advance in order to assist the military services. Electronic innovations proceeded during this war, as radio and wireless messages became a crucial factor [Jur94]. Communication medium developments were of great importance for the military during wartimes experiences, assisting in numerous aspects. Wartime propaganda techniques were highly effective, they were applied within social media outlets...

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Finally with reinforcements, and the capture of the Cameroon coast, the Allies were able to push onto their main goal, the capital of Yaoundé in November 1915. ... The army was split into four main columns or burghers' and attacked into the colony with the goal of reaching the capital city of Windhoek . ...

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Warfare today is largely driven by one type of weapon. This weapon is not a tank or a plane; instead, it is much smaller. This weapon is the assault rifle. Introduced in World War Two, the assault rifle revolutionized warfare and has since developed into the two main firearms today. The first assa...

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The United States has always prided itself as the "Great Bastion of Democracy". However, the history of the US in Latin America is much more ambiguous than the vision of a great nation freeing Latin Americans from dictatorship and sowing the seeds of liberty and democracy; instead, the US has all too often acted in its own interests and has allied itself with some very unsavory characters to promote such interests. The 1800s Even in 1820, when America was a fledgling nation still insignificant in the eyes of world-class powers such as Britain and France, it still dreamed of an overseas e...

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The only agreement that was not achieved, the Anglo-German one, was still not enough to spark the war. An agreement would have been achieved if "the Germans had been prepared to abate their claims to naval hegemony and world power." ...

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The Roots of Reformasi in Indonesia Indonesia, from Acheh to Irian Jaya, is equivalent in distance from London to Moscow. It has a population of more than 200 million, which is nearly twice the population of Japan. Its archipelago layout, rather than making communications more difficult, ma...

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The Civil Rights movement, encouraged by the goals of WWII, which sought to destroy the racist policies of Nazi Germany, came to prominence during Eisenhower's administration and made tremendous strides toward equality. ...

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It seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream - making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream- sensation - Conrad's goal is to make the reader see' Kurtz. ... (Dick, Bernard F. page 28) This is Golding's goal, to present mankind's evil in its primal form, in existence even before the fall. ...

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In post war society anti-war books, films and poems all became increasingly well liked and several pacifist pressure groups were formed with the sole aim of achieving peaceful solutions to international problems. ...

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