Stephen Wears Assess the main factors of the break-up of the Soviet Union The break up and dissolution of the Soviet Union on the 25th December 1991 heralded the end of the Cold War. It ushered in what had been termed ’the new world order ’‚ furthermore‚ it was suggested by Francis Fukuyama to have signalled the end of history and the battle of ideas which had dominated much of the twentieth century (Huntington‚ 1996; 31). The ’clash of civilizations ’ had already seen the demise of fascism
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Wars pre-1914 were very different to WW1. Wars such as the Boer War and the Crimean War were fought by soldiers using mainly sabres and muskets. These wars had little in the way of powerful weaponry such as heavy weight machine guns. WW1 also saw the beginning of trench warfare‚ tanks‚ planes and gases. Almost all of the poetry written during WW1 was written while the soldiers were on the front lines. Pre-1914 poetry however‚ was written by poets back in England. Education really developed during
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1.1 INTRODUCTION According to Trueman (2015)‚ the Cold War is actually an ideological confrontation that happened between the democratic and capitalist world which led the United State (US) against the Communist bloc under Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). The origin of the name Cold War was given to the relationship that developed between the two superpowers after World War Two. It lasted roughly from 1945 until 1990 which is almost 45 years. There were no direct military campaigns between
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Newsademic.com ™ The informative easy to read introduction to world news 1st May 2014 British English edition Issue Number 222 In this issue New wheat disease Hunter-gatherers and farmers Red deer remember Iron Curtain Tree of Hippocrates Freedom Day in Portugal Giant iceberg on the move President Obama visits Asia Four popes in one day Anzac memorial day Extremely Large Telescope Floating nuclear power ‘Big Pharma’ asset-swap Hamas and Fatah unite Memorial altar in
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most influential women in the history of Europe‚ having been a queen to rulers of both France and England‚ along with having significant political and economic power in her own right. She served as an example to all women‚ during a period where there was increasing development in the female s role in society. Eleanor was a patron of the arts‚ and she was also a powerful personality‚ influencing the politics of the day with the help of her sons‚ and maintaining
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Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô̤ tɕǐmɪŋ] ( listen)‚ Chữ Nôm: 胡志明)‚ born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward‚ establishing
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Introduction This research will provide a detailed map about what happened in Europe far before modernization took place‚ specifically the never- forgotten pandemic of the century known to man as the Black Plague. This outbreak has been the main source of suffering for so many Europeans centuries ago‚ affecting not only the people but the whole country itself. Ranging from economic to personal‚ the Black Plague has sought to destroy each and every Englishman alive. All of which started from a simple
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Dictatorship and Democracy In Europe 1920-1945 Key Personalities Hitler’s Foreign Policy Aims ● ● ● GROSSDEUTSCHLAND: ’big Germany’‚ unite all german speakers into 1 big country (Germany‚ Austria‚ Poland‚ Czechoslovakia‚ France) Remilitarise Rhineland LEBENSRAUM: ’living space’‚ more territory for Germany (e.g. Poland‚ Russia‚ Czechoslovakia) ● Increase size of military‚ navy‚ air force etc... ● Reintroduce conscriptions ● Stop paying reparations ● Colonies/empire
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A crimson locomotive pumps across a gold-drenched horizon while the tips of transmission towers‚ smokestacks‚ and the Kremlin peek up behind it. A black train chugs across the geographical version of the Soviet Union‚ appearing to stretch from The Ural Mountains to Yakutsk. A group of bright-faced Soviet soldiers stand in the foreground looking out of frame as a red train beats in the same direction behind them. Each car is trimmed in gold and adorns at least one Soviet flag at its front. The perfect
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of the communist empire of the Soviet Union‚ would come to play a critical role in the political and social developments in Eastern Europe for decades to come. POST-WWII EUROPE In February 1945‚ the Yalta Conference was held in the Russian town of Crimea. Despite the fact that Germany had not yet lost the war‚ the
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