momentous victory of Germany against the French in 1870. All these events helped shape the unification of Germany into one sovereign state and into one of the high and dictating powers of the world at the time. A crucial and fundamental event that led to the stepping blocks of the future rise of nationalism within the hearts of future Germans alike was that of the Confederation of the Rhine and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte I. In 1806 after countless wars involving Napoleon against Austria’s Francis
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|The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union | Copyright © 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides students with an overview of the history of modern Russia and the Soviet Union including the decline of Imperial Russia‚ the Revolution of 1917‚ and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding
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TRADING BLOCS Trading blocs are relationships between countries‚ generally in the same region‚ to facilitate free trade agreements. Trading blocs include: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)‚ European Union (EU)‚ Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR)‚ and Southern African Development Community (SADC). Southeast Asia has enjoyed unparalleled and astonishing economic growth in the past three decades since the establishment of ASEAN. In 1967‚ ASEAN’s
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The Kalmar Union existed from 1397 until 1521 and was named after the Swedish city Kalmar in which the union was founded by the kingdoms Sweden‚ Denmark‚ and Norway. In June 1397 67 men from the clerical and secular nobility signed a draft agreement‚ that unified the countries under one king. The state structure was left unimpaired and important positions were not to be given to foreigners. Queen Margret from Denmark strictly led the union until her death in 1412. The Hanse at first supported the
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The United State and The Soviet Union‚ one represents capitalism‚ the other one represents socialism both benefited from the result of World War II and became two of the most powerful country in the world. Because of the relationship between capitalism and socialism was a teeter-totter‚ one rises‚ the other one must falls‚ The United State was already has more wealth‚ power and influence than the Soviet Union‚ and in order to maintain its status quo‚ the United States must fought the Cold war to
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severe measures to make sure that he remain the leader of the Soviet Union. To keep his place as ruler of Russia‚ he provoked fear amongst his people‚ got rid of political opponents‚ and promised the people a better future. As Adolf Hitler once said‚ “To conquer a nation‚ first disarm its citizens.” By steadily inflicting punishments on anyone who disobeyed the government‚ Stalin weeded out those who would not cooperate with the Soviet Union‚ and set an example for the rest of the people‚ effectively
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Gorbachev did everything he could to preserve the Soviet Union. In contrast‚ Boris Yeltsin wished for the dissolution of the Soviet Union as fast as possible. His wishe came true when Gorbachev‚ realizing that he had lost widespread support‚ resigned from his position. To understand why Yeltsin lent his stature as the elected President of Russia to the dissolution of the Soviet Union‚ an individual analysis (level 1) will be conducted. According to Kotz and Weir‚ Yeltsin was in fact‚ a high ranking
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tensions after WW2 between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc. They called it the cold war because there was no long scale fighting directly between the two sides‚ as well as the weather conditions being very cold and ruff. The Soviets can be blamed and most responsible for the Cold War. Most of the responsibility for the war went towards the Soviet Union because of their aggressive actions in the Eastern Europe. The Soviet Union was largely to blame and place particular emphasize
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ruled Eastern Europe throughout the mid-20th century. Beginning in the Soviet Union‚ the Bolshevik revolution was arguably the factor that defined Europe during the Second World War as well as the Cold War. The face of Soviet Communism was split between Vladimir Lenin from 1917-1924‚ then succeeded by Joseph Stalin from 1927-1953. Though both dictators were true far-left communists‚ both interpreted the Marxist philosophy differently. Lenin and Stalin had different ideas on how the Soviet Union should
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the US and the Soviet Union lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. The US and the Soviet Union are in a state of political tension without direct military conflict. The US aims to contain the spread of communism. The United States feared specifically a domino effect‚ that the communism of the USSR would spread from one country to the next‚ destabilizing one nation which would‚ in turn‚ destabilize the next and allow for communist regimes to takeover the region. The Soviet Union sought to expand
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