having affairs or getting divorced would have been very slim. Television brought many different and innovative programs‚ soap operas which have become the most popular over the years. These soap operas deal with a variety of different issues‚ but it was in the middle and late 1990’s when this programs started to disturb me. They started to deal with issues such as teenage pregnancy‚ affairs‚ divorce and homosexuality which I found offensive and very disturbing to watch and not only did they deal with
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that the actions of the USSR were primarily responsible for the division of Germany in 1949? The immediate post-war period in Germany in 1945 resulted in the establishment of a divided Germany into two separate states in 1949. After the war‚ Germany was split into four zones and split up among Britain‚ USA‚ France and the USSR. Tensions between the Western and Eastern Allies arose within the years prior to the division‚ largely due to the actions taken by Stalin and the USSR. I feel that the primary
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It was therefore through the introduction of the New Economic Policy (NEP) at the 10th Party Congress of 1921 that was the key contributing factor for the restoration of the economy‚ enabling Russia to feed itself and the removal of the final pockets of opposition to the Bolshevik rule. The rebellion from the once loyal Kronstadt sailors forced Lenin realise that there had to be a dramatic change in Russian policy. Despite this step back towards capitalism‚ the introduction of the NEP was to be
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Ripped jeans‚ skateboarding‚ revolution‚ and so much more Punk Rock was an iconic moment in not only music but also in history itself. Punk Rock started in the mid-1970s and its new revolutionary style and music would last an eternity. This new age was the result of a disaffected few who’s desire to revolt would be a catalyst that ignited a movement that would fluctuate continuously for 40 years. One might ask: why was Punk Rock so prominent‚ so everlasting? In order to answer this‚ one must consider
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Why did Stalin become leader of the USSR? Lenin‚ the leader of Russia died from ill health in 1924‚ without choosing a successor‚ but how did Stalin‚ one of the least likely people to take over become leader of the Ussr? His role as General Secretary was used by Stalin to great advantage. It allowed him to see all important documents flowing in and out of the party. This fortunate for Stalin‚ included Lenin’s last testament‚ which stated Lenin’s desire for a dictatorship of the party as well
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Excuse me‚ soccer. The beautiful game. It’s embraced everywhere around the globe‚ and the FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world. But the biggest sports nation in the world‚ the USA‚ seems to express little interest in soccer. Why? Some of the issue is that there is little exposure. If you don’t have Fox Soccer Channel‚ all you get on a weekly basis is a Major League Soccer game or the occasional English Premier League game shown on ESPN. Some people say that there is no room
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HISTORY Why was there a boom in the USA in the 1920’s? There are many factors that contributed to America’s economic boom in the 1920’s. Resources where essential at this time in USA‚ this was because many new products and items were being produced for the consumer. Natural resources like coal; minerals‚ oil and land were in great store and were a great help as a basis for further expansion. The First World War was another factor as the USA supplied Europe with many goods during this
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It can be argued that the NEP dealt successfuly to some the problems it was designed to solve in the period 1921-4 but there were limitations to its sucess. Once the victory had been achieved against the Whites in 1921‚ Lenin began to focus on rebuilding the Russian economy as war communism had caused industrial and agricultural production to decrease. The decrease in agriculutrual produce had been a particular problem as it resulted in a fame. Moreover‚ the Kronstadt rising made Lenin aware that
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Why was rearmament so important for Hitler ? The treaty of Versailles cut Germany’s armed forces to a tiny percentage of what it used to be during the First World War. During the 1920’s the league was trying to establish a plan for disarmament but many nations were using rearmament as a way to get over the depression‚ especially after 1929. In 1932 a world Disarmament conference was called. The conference was a failure‚ as no country was willing to disarm as much as they wanted. Hitler thought
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Why Was Hitler So Popular In Germany? In this essay‚ I will be exploring the reasons why Adolf Hitler became so popular in Germany. I will reflect back on his promises to German citizens whilst also looking at his visions of the perfect world and how he thought he could achieve it. The first reason the Germans loved Hitler was because of how much they hated the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler promised Germany he would tear it up. The Treaty of Versailles was a signed agreement between the powers
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