... he was the first leader to employ such a philosophy after the world had begun to view such ideas as evil. 3. Stalin Stalin was a crucial figure in the history of the Soviet Union, transforming this predominantly peasant society into a world industrial power by the end of the 1930s. But his economic reforms came at a huge price - ... - as many as 20 million or more may have been killed by Stalin's regime and he is recognized today as one of the most evil dictators in history. Stalin's Soviet Union was a major factor in the defeat of Hitler in World War Two, and Stalin emerged from the ...

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... had large consequences. It established both the German Empire and the French Third Republic. With Napoleon III no longer in power to protect them, the Papal States were annexed by Italy, thereby completing that nation's unification. World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly and soon ... faced enemies on two fronts. On December 7th, 1941, the war took another dramatic turn. Japan attacked American, British, and Dutch territories in the Pacific. On December 11th, Germany and Italy dec...

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... , damaged more property, effected more people, and globally had the most far-reaching effects of any war in history. The three main causes of the war were the problems left unsolved by World War I, the rise of dictators in Europe, and the desire of Italy, Germany, and Japan for territory. The policy of isolationism was broken in the United States when the ... , Europe and the Pacific. The allies, which included the United States, England, France, and Russia were successful in defeating the axis powers which included Italy, Germany, and Japan. World War II played a major role in United Sta...

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... more money, damaged more property, effected more people, and globally had the most effects of any war in history. The three main causes of the war were the problems left unsolved by World War I, the rise of dictators in Europe, and the desire of Italy, Germany, and Japan for territory. The policy of isolationism was broken in the United States when the ... , Europe and the Pacific. The allies, which included the United States, England, France, and Russia were successful in defeating the axis powers which included Italy, Germany, and Japan. World War II played a major role in United State...

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... life of the composer himself. Ralph Vaughan Williams finished composing his famous tuba concerto less than a decade after one of the most impactful events of not only European history, but all of human history: the Second World War. World War II was set in motion when Adolph Hitler began a campaign of invasion and assimilation of several countries across Central and Eastern Europe ... United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany, all of Europe - and eventually all of the world - began taking sides. On one side stood Adolf Hitler, and his allies Italy and Japan, seeking to u...

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... been in place for the last 10 years. Most European countries accepted the aid, with the exception of communistic powers such as the Soviet Union, and certain Communist parties in Italy, France and Czechoslovakia all who declined American influence in any of their economy and due to this the Marshall plan created a containment effect in which now communist countries received no ... the Truman Doctrine, it became "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." (https://history.state.gov/mileston...

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... Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union were no longer existent in 1991 (Ostrower, 1). NATO currently consists of the United States, Canada, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The organization contains a military and civilian branch. The civilian branch consists of the NATO countries heads of government or ... military commander. The military committee consists of the chiefs of staff or representatives of the NATO nations. Since the creation of NATO the orga...

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... 's Germany and Chamberlain in Britain. Chamberlain was willing to use any resource of diplomacy, including appeasement, to avoid the outbreak of war. The Munich Pact was signed in 1938 by Italy, Germany, and England. The failure of appeasement was not only due to Germany's betrayal of the Pact, but also was due in part to Chamberlain's over excitement to avoid war ... the back up of allies in diplomacy. France, although the French felt the same as Britain, or were even more apprehensive because of their shared boarder with Germany, and their history of conflict; Czechoslovakia, and Russi...

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