... , the open border and possibility of flight to the West placed certain constraints on the entire 'construction of socialism' in East Germany" (460). These circumstances caused a loss of labor force, directly impacting the economy of East Germany. In order to prevent the migration of individuals, on 13 August 1961 the city of Berlin was segregated in two by a wall built ... Europe, the Berlin Wall became the symbol of two opposing ideologies; capitalism in the West and socialism in the East. The struggle of these two totally different concepts was the driving force between the rivalry of ...

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... actually living in outer space. Using the Moon as a place to host future colonies is a current idea by scientists. Alan Binder is a "planetary scientist turned entrepreneur." (TWAC. P.437) Binder is a driving force for future moon mapping missions. Binder believes that we need to " start working on sending landers - extremely simple landers, using existing hardware [and then] the next step is leaving things ... not? The world is becoming extremely technologically advanced. Pat Dasch, the Executive Director of the National Space Society states, "The New Space Age has arrived and promises...

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... traditional "empire building" rivalries and other clashes of "self interest"? Historiography on this topic will be included. To a certain extent ideology can be seen as the driving force behind the outbreak of the Cold War. Ideological struggle between Capitalism and Communism was a definitive fact that stimulated rivalry: the USSR wanted to shape the future and reconstruction of the ... ...

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... may even be said that greed is the "ultimate scrooge" of human nature. Nearly everyone dreams of being financially secure and being able to better themselves materialistically. This is the driving force behind the theory of capitalism. The society that we as Americans live in today perpetuates the need for greed through the voice of the media. Expensive clothes, overly-excessive accessories ... ...

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... first time working together to work against this new threat. Both agencies provided information to each other in order to ward off a nuclear attack. I think it is clear that the driving force behind the race to space was more a matter of national security than it was for the sake of technological advancement. The Cold War between the United States and Russia sparked ... ...

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... due to its leader, Vladimir Lenin. After returning from exile from Switzerland in April of 1917, Lenin began his conquest to reawaken his revolutionary socialist ideals. His leadership became the driving force that the current provisional government lacked. He became the leader the party needed, and set about gaining support for his ideas from peasants and factory workers abroad. The Bolshevik party ... ...

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... human rights and living conditions. The mixed economy or socialist system incorporates the best qualities of the private and public enterprise systems. The profit motive and invisible hand are the driving force in the economy while the government regulates it. Many countries such as Canada and the U.S.A. use this system with varying degrees of communist or capitalist views. The benefit of this ... ...

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... as necessity. In the East, single party communism and a command administrative economy were highly valued. The obvious conflict of ideas and obstinate nature of those who defended them were the driving force behind the Cold War. The two leaders were too ambitious of expanding their policies. For example, the Marshall Plan could have been seen as a capitalist plan for gaining support from ... ...

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