... blockade of these Straits would be returned by Israeli military action to keep free passage to the port at Eilat. Syria increased border disputes with the Israelis on the Golan Heights and mobilized its troops. President Johnson was fearful of a major Arab-Israeli and superpower conflict and told Israel to hold all military movements pending a diplomatic resolution of the crisis. On ... offense at this action, and when asked to stay out of it by Israel, Jordan came in. Immediately Israel took over the West Bank and took control of the Golan Heights from Syria. During the six day war Isr...

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... of industry. Economically, the targets of the first five-year plan in 1928 were almost impossibly ambitious, and as they were put into action they were raised repeatedly to unrealistic heights. In addition to this, the goal became not only the fulfilling of a target, but the over fulfilling, and not doing so was a sign of apathy to the revolution. Because of ... ...

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... Cuba or the Societ Union at any time. The US had a good cause for concern as ......................................... By this time the US's U@ spy planes were flying over Cuba twice a day at heights of only 100 metres. One U2 pilot reported back .................... missiles in Cuba were being tested for ............, on the same day, the whole of the United States was put on to ... ...

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