The Fall of the Byzantine Empire (1453 A.D.)- The Byzantine Empire‚ for centuries‚ had been in a state of free-falling decline since the end of the Fourth Crusade. While the empire was eventually able to revive itself after the devastating loss that the Fourth Crusade put Byzantium in 1261 A.D. with the rise of the Palaiologoi Dynasty‚ the empire had already endured far too much destruction to be saved from the crippling effects of war. In 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ which had taken much of the Byzantine
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1) The “iron curtain” was a dividing line because it was dividing Eastern and Western Europe. Western Europe had more of a democratic form of government where as Eastern Europe was ruled by the Soviet Union. 2) The policy President Truman is suggesting in his speech to Congress is the Truman Doctrine. The Truman Doctrine is a policy that stated that the United States would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet Sphere. This policy
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“Assess the significance of the Truman Doctrine for the origins and development of the cold war” The Truman Doctrine was significant to the origins and the development of the cold war between 1945 and 1991 as it had many effects on the Ideologies of Communism and Capitalism‚ the Sphere of Influence and Universalism. Other significant events that helped shape the Cold War were the three big war conferences‚ which were the Yalta‚ Tehran and the Potsdam all of which were attended by the big three
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The Cold War and the United States Diplomacy Name: Institution: The Cold War and the United States Diplomacy The Cold War was the state of military and political tension between Western countries‚ especially the United States‚ its NATO allies‚ and the communist nations‚ particularly the Soviet Union and other satellite states. The war began after World War II had got to an end. The Cold War was named so since it did not feature any
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Who was more to blame for the start of the Cold War‚ the USA or the USSR? There were many countries involved in the Cold War. However the two main superpowers of the Cold War were the USA and the USSR each of which deserve a large amount of the blame for the starting of the Cold War. Nevertheless‚ I feel that the USSR should receive most of the blame due to their very aggressive‚ upfront attitude and many other reasons which will be discussed later on in the essay. Despite feeling that
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Powers‚ as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance. These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy‚ Japan and the United States joined the Allies‚ and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the Central Powers. Ultimately‚ more than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. The immediate trigger for war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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WEEK 10: 2nd CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD and CUP (1908-1918) CUP’s SUPERVISORY GOVERNMENT (1908 to 1913) II. Mesrutiyet‚ or 1908 Revolution: ➢ Restoration of constitution and parliament again ( Kanun-I Esasi‚ 1876) ➢ actions against Abdulhamid to restore the constitution and parliament by CUP Background and characteristic of CUP: ➢ was founded as an underground organization ➢ product of new EU’s style education‚ school ➢ Turkism‚ Youth‚ the rulling class‚ education‚ bourgeoisie
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My journey began 10 years ago‚ when my family moved to the United States. Family friends that already made the move from Bulgaria to America‚ tried to explain what it would be like on the other side of the ocean but failed to do so. Coming to America affected my family and me in some bad ways and some good ways. I missed my extended family and friends still to this day. The people I used to see every day were not near anymore. After a few months the everyday Skype’s went from once a day to once
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Nuremburg laws By: Caleb Adkins What are the Nuremburg laws? When did they occur? Why did they occur? The Nuremburg laws were 2 laws‚ both commonly knows and the “Nuremburg laws.” It all begun in Germany in the September of 1935 under the Nazi regime. Due to Hitler’s plan of a ‘master race’ & anti-Semitism towards the Jews he created these laws to take away‚ and break off the Jews one by one. Many different people was involved in the Nuremburg laws some who were affected by the laws such as The
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in Geneva‚ and had a clear set of rules. The League was not very good at keeping the peace either. It did split Upper Silesia successfully between the Germans and the Poles‚ settle the dispute of the Aaland Islands‚ prevent war between Greece and Bulgaria‚ and managed to hold off another major war (but only until 1939). On the other hand‚ the League did nothing to stop the Poles taking Vilna‚ allowed Mussolini to undermine the Corfu Settlement‚ and was unable to solved influential powers’ problems
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