... in Central America. These funds were used to interfere in Grenada and El Salvador, and aided pay an undercover war against the revolutionary government of Nicaragua. As expected from a timid Liberal Congress, funding for the Nicaraguan war was blocked. Nonetheless, the National Security Council ... 2006) At the same time, a new leader was appointed. Mikhail Gorbachev came into power determined to change Soviet society by introducing a series of political and economic reforms. In determination to avoid an expensive arms race and allow economic growth to take place, Gorbachev declared a su...

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... WWII produced a power vacuum in Europe into which both the USA and Soviet Union were drawn (Phillips et al. 2009). The meeting between Churchill and Stalin implies that both the leaders were concerned and looked forward to what could happen when Germany was defeated. At its height, the Nazi Germany conquered most the Europe, and when Germany would be defeated, this ... of the agreement. However, for all its disrepute, it should not be acknowledged that the 'percentages agreement' is decisive for the Balkans' political future as a whole, and Stalin's subsequent policies demonstrated...

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