BERLIN BLOCKADE CAUSES The Cold War was thought to reach crisis point in the grey days of the Berlin Blockade during the years 1948-49. The siege was an integral part of the Soviet Union’s plan to force the allied powers (Britain‚ America and France) out of Berlin and allow ultimate communist control. The dilemma endured for eleven months and resulted in failure for the Soviets. There were thought to be three primary events that influenced the Soviet Union’s decision to blockade Berlin; the establishment
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End of Cold War Summary 1. Why wasn’t the commie system working? 2. Gorby’s reforms 3. Fall of Soviet Union & Failure of Gorbachev Background info: Soviet Union was made up of 15 satellite states ruled by the Communist Party. Gorbachev: Leader of Soviet Union until 1991. S.U. broke up then‚ into smaller‚ separate republics. Played a part in breaking up USSR. Did not cover up S.U.’s mistakes and problems. Correct intentions but USSR had too many problems piled up since Stalin‚ so he couldn’t
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1. The Yalta Conference‚ which took place at Livadiya Palace in present-day Ukraine‚ was attended by U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt‚ Britain’s prime minister Winston Churchill‚ and Communist party secretary Joseph Stalin. One agreement made between the three powers was to both demilitarize Germany‚ and separate it into four parts‚ giving the U.S.‚ the U.K.‚ the Soviet Union‚ and France each a part of the land as military occupation. This presumably was an attempt to indefinitely prevent future
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On August 13th‚ 1961‚ a strange wound cut through the city of Berlin‚ Germany. The scar‚ the Wall‚ was torn down on November 9‚ 1989‚ but the damage had already been done. The people of Berlin were separated‚ the city split into two world; the West‚ and the East. The people in the East were placed under strict surveillance by the Stasi‚ victims of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Anna Funder‚ an Australian journalist‚ draws to the stories of the victims of the Wall and the Stasi. She studies
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The Cold War’s Effects on Poland During the majority of the Cold War period of 1947 - 1991‚ Communists dominated Poland. Their power remained for forty years‚ leading to countless periods of social‚ political‚ and economic unrest. The Soviets disregarded the Polish people’s rights and safety through the addition of reforms‚ increased Poland’s economic instability by producing a centralized economy and refusing to allow financial aid‚ and authorized these events through the creation of their own
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Paragraph 1: (300) West Germany and Berlin was split into the three countries with similar political views on how to run the country/city‚ Britain‚ France and the USA. The country was a democratic and they elected Konrad Adenaur as their own leader. West Germany (German Democratic Republic) built up the German economy and made Germany one of the wealthiest countries in Europe at the time. It was called the ‘German economic miracle.’ Before the late 1950’s‚ it was easy for West Berliners to visit
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Cabaret Cabaret provides for its audience an animated and a uniquely exciting dramatization of Berlin‚ Germany just before the Second World War. The story of many Germans living in an uncertain world is shown through just a few characters. Life is a cabaret‚ or so the famed song goes. After watching "Cabaret‚" you’ll agree to an extent‚ but also realize how unsettling the assertion is. Taking place in the early 1930s‚ a portrait of life in decadent Berlin‚ is both uplifting and grim. Not your
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The main reason for the cold war was because the Americans could not accept the lifestyle that the Soviet Union decided to live as communists. The cold war was heavily routed in American individualism and trying to impose our values on the Soviets. Americans value individualism. They believe in a society that associated with capitalism‚ and a thriving economy. They also believe that everything is possible and attainable with hard work and determination. The main priority is being individualistic
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Human capital flight‚ more commonly referred to as "brain drain"‚ is the large-scale emigration of a large group of individuals with technical skills or knowledge. The reasons usually include two aspects which respectively come from countries and individuals. In terms of countries‚ the reasons may be social environment such as in source countries: lack of opportunities‚ political instability‚ economic depression‚ health risks. In host countries: rich opportunities‚ political stability and freedom
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Globalization: New Form of Colonization Globalization: New Form of Colonization Globalization: A New Form of Colonization After the Second World War‚ a decolonization process took place - for previously slaved and colonized nations - supposedly ending almost four centuries of slavery and exploitation. It was followed by the end of the cold war and the beginning of a new era: Globalization. Although there is no exact definition of the word globalization‚ some experts believe that “the process
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