In response to the request for support, Germany sent Austria a reply, informing them that they'd have their backs if that became necessary. ... The Austrian ambassador to Serbia immediately left Belgrade and France, promising to support Russia if they went to war. ... Support your reasoning? ... How did hunger and shortages of consumer goods affect civilian support for the war? ... The two revolutions occurred during harvest, enabling the Russian people to make money and feed their families. ...

• Word Count: 543
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• Grade Level: High School

Nicholas preferred the company of his family, to whom his was very close. ... Tsar Nicholas II, supported by Alexandra, not only had poor advisers but a hugely corrupt system working for him to maintain the strength of his dynasty. ... In 1905 Rasputin was introduced to the royal family. ... Rasputin had a huge detrimental effect to the royal family and Russia. ... Even the traditional supports for the monarchy, such as, the landowning gentry, the bureaucracy, the church and the army had been alienated. ...

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The age of the Romanov's abruptly ended with the brutal slaughter of the Imperial family. ... The blood was running in streams...An entire family was killed due to opposing political views. ... Increasing losses at the front and the fear of a German advance on Moscow eroded what little support remained for the war. ... The decision was taken by the Bolsheviks to kill Nicholas and his family. ... When the Revolution was reignited in 1917, the Revolutionaries had more support than the tsar and the determination to accomplish their goals. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Most of them lived in poverty/poor farmers that could not even provide food for their families. ... The fact that, the peasants worked long hours often 13-14 a day for wages that wasn't enough neither to buy food for their families nor even to pay their rent. ... The rich had plenty of money that owned the factories, mines and land; in turn was supported by the middle class people (meaning they were living of the rich). ... The next day the demonstrations continued, this time supported by 200,000 strikers. ... To win support, he appealed for "peace" for the nation, "bread" for the wo...

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Leonid Brezshnev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party once said the following: "Children of Christian families need to be atheists. ... Our family lived through all of these major events. ... But there is still strong support for communist regime within its political circles and no one can guarantee that communists will not regain power in the future. My family is extremely grateful that God gave us the opportunity to leave Ukraine and come to the United States. ... American families, who have always lived in a free society and have been able to exercise their liberty to worship, ...

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As a result, the support for the Provisional Government fell and became less popular and support for Lenin greatly increased as he promised Peace, Bread and Land'. ... Louis' ally, the Austrian Duke of Brunswick was considered as a threat to the revolution as he threatened the people of France punishment if: the citizens dared to make any further move against the Royal Family. ... Kerensky called upon the newly elected Bolshevik dominated Soviet o support him quash the conspiracy. The Bolsheviks supported him resulting into the support for the Bolsheviks to rise. The result of the...

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The establishment of the October manifesto under Tsar Nicholas II was an attempt to re-establish support from the masses. ... This act again did not contribute towards the preservation of autocracy, support decreased as he had put forward a total claim to authority. ... The murder of the royal family cast a shadow across the new government. ... This then supports the idea that the more intense the terror the easier it was to uphold power. ... This then supports the viewpoint that the preservation of power under the rule of Stalin was majorly due to the intensity of his terror. ...

• Word Count: 1853
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, in 1941, Stalin discontinued his Jewish intolerance and supported the formation of the Jewish Antifascist Committee (JAC) in 1942, contradicting practiced Stalinism and amending his previously unquestionable policy. Even after WWII, Stalin collaborated with the United States and supported the creation of a Jewish State in Palestine. ... Lenin believed that until he obtained European support and the ensuing transition to a communist society was complete, laws were necessary "to suppress the resistance of classes hostile to the proletariat." ... "The peasant loathed the exploitation...

• Word Count: 1533
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

However, in 1941, Stalin discontinued his Jewish intolerance and supported the formation of the Jewish Antifascist Committee (JAC) in 1942, contradicting practiced Stalinism and amending his previously unquestionable policy. Even after WWII, Stalin collaborated with the United States and supported the creation of a Jewish State in Palestine. ... Lenin believed that until he obtained European support and the ensuing transition to a communist society was complete, laws were necessary "to suppress the resistance of classes hostile to the proletariat." ... "The peasant loathed the exploitation...

• Word Count: 1534
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the heart of the American attitude most recently seen in Obama's election victory speech of "yes we can".1 Despite this, the president recently appeared to be hesitant to proclaim views of support for exceptionalism. ... Therefore I decided to look at the early years of the Cold War and to see where the change in attitude had come from, and how both Truman and Eisenhower's government used American exceptionalism to rally support at home and as part of t...

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Some went to work in the cities, but many remained in the countryside, with not even a small patch of land to support their families. ... The workers conditions were poor: The workers worked long hours for only a very small wage, which was often not enough to feed the worker and his family. ... Half the farming land belonged to 300, 000 landowners but the other half was shared between 15 MILLION PEASANT FAMILIES. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The lack of action from the Tsar paved the way for political opposition such as the Social Revolutionists and Social Democrats that quickly gained support of millions of peasants by promising land to the people. ... Miserable wages were given, so to support themselves and families, many had to work up to 14 or 15 hours a day, and when they returned from the factories, it was common for 10 or more people to be living in one room. ... Millions of peasants who could not keep up with the redemption payments and wanted their own land supported the Social Revolutionists. ... These political parties ...

• Word Count: 1021
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The destruction was evident; entire families were separated or destroyed, food was scarce, towns and cities lay in ruins, the economy had plummeted and unemployment was at an all-time high. ... But France and England (along with non-European countries the United States and the Soviet Union) staggered out of the war as victors, willing to bring aid and support to the broken, struggling and battle-scarred nations. ... The USA and Britain agreed to support Germany to become an economically stable nation again. ... Nowhere else did the Cold War have a bigger impact on families and friends, who w...

• Word Count: 2360
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• Grade Level: High School

As population grew plots of land became smaller and smaller, this meant peasants found it harder to sport their family each year. ... These parties gained more interest from people like the peasants who were tired of living in poverty and working long hours, these groups kept gaining support until they overthrow the Tsar, ending his reign. ... Although they supported the Tsar in his reign they believed that he should share his power equally. ... They had joined forces with other soviets in different towns with the same aim, this gave them great power and a wider alliance of support. During thi...

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This impoverishment of the middle and poor classes hit families hard and "by 1989 CEOs of corporations were making 93 times as much as the average factory worker"(Zinn, 425). ... With a rise in crime, support for the black community diminished. ... One third of African American families fell below the poverty level and black unemployment was at a rate of 30 to 40 percent, two and half times as much as whites. ... In El Salvador, the United States government intervened to protect the Salvadorian government that promised to support American interests. ...

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My entire family was busy and productive. ... My mother supported me in my interests and my favorite gift became a set to play doctor at home. ... By the end of college, I already had my own family and a child. ... I will enjoy my new job, and I will help people who need my support....

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• Grade Level: High School

The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was formed to persecute those who were believed to support Communism. ... Many members of Hollywood created fictional instances to support Communist influence in the industry, yet clear their own names. ... Many towns and neighborhoods singled out specific families that were not "accepted" or "agreeable" as Communist. Soon, any differences from the masses were labeled as Communist support. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With this economic goal in mind the new theory wanted to support the community and stop worsening the standard way of life. ... The tax would not only regulate family's acquisitions it would also inspire people to reduce their amount of money and lead them to donate some of their earnings to different organizations. ... Because education would lead to knowledgeable and powerful individuals, who would essentially also support education, the system being created fully supported academic formation. ...

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To understand how this wonderful piece of music came together the way it did, it is necessary to not only understand the major regional and world events of the time period, but also the personal and family life of the composer himself. ... This hemiola pattern creates a more chaotic, unaligned feel, and completes a perfect metaphor for World War II: the precise duple first half representing the beginning of the war, when everyone was happy to support the war effort and fueled by patriotism, and the chaotic compound second half represents the later stages of the war, when everyone was desperat...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It was lack of support from other nations, and there was no efficient solution to save the economy from its downfall. ... First of all, the Soviet or the Eastern bloc people never support Communism. ... This was a sense of elitism because only the wealthy family could be afforded the high cost to send their children to school for high educations. ...

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Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... Therefore it can clearly be seen that from the establishment of the state that communism never had popular public support. It cannot be denied that there was a significant minority who supported communism, but these were a minority. ... For a leadership to lead, it must have strong support and confidence. ... Soviet troops were called in and the Hungarian communist party lost the little support which they had. ...

• Word Count: 5545
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• Grade Level: High School

Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... Therefore it can clearly be seen that from the establishment of the state that communism never had popular public support. It cannot be denied that there was a significant minority who supported communism, but these were a minority. ... For a leadership to lead, it must have strong support and confidence. ... Soviet troops were called in and the Hungarian communist party lost the little support which they had. ...

• Word Count: 5545
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• Grade Level: High School

Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... Therefore it can clearly be seen that from the establishment of the state that communism never had popular public support. It cannot be denied that there was a significant minority who supported communism, but these were a minority. ... For a leadership to lead, it must have strong support and confidence. ... Soviet troops were called in and the Hungarian communist party lost the little support which they had. ...

• Word Count: 5545
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• Grade Level: High School

Through the Agrarian Reform Laws (1959, 1963), land was distributed to more than 200,000 peasant families, and 70% of the Latifundio lands (large estates) passed into state control. ... But this was not a consideration, for Eastern Europe supported it, and had it not been for the revolution many farmers would have been driven into poverty through bankruptcy, which led to local rural support. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

After his legal battles and moral quarrels he was able to use his magazine to express different views on world issues. 4) In 1961, the U.S. supported an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles. ... -based National Revolutionary Council, blamed the failure on the CIA and the refusal of Kennedy to authorize air support for the invasion. ... His father was a preacher so their family spent a lot of time in the church. ...

• Word Count: 1232
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• Grade Level: High School