Following the end of World War II two global powers emerged; the United States‚ a country with European allies‚ vast manufacturing capacity‚ and atomic weaponry‚ and the Soviet Union‚ powerful due to the sphere of influence it had consolidated over eastern Europe‚ and it’s sizable army. Confrontation between the two countries happened almost immediately‚ as the Soviet Union used communist ideology to facilitate expansion across Europe‚ installing communist regimes in Northern Iran‚ Poland‚ Romania
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P.O.W.E.R. * This is a 5 - step strategy which will help you to better organise your written work. * Use this strategy every time you need to write something for an assignment or an exam. Step 1: P = Plan * Read the question (3 times) and underline the key words‚ i.e. the main pieces of information which are being looked for. * Write the key words in a circle on a page. * Brainstorm or 5 minutes‚ write down everything you want to say in your answer around that circle so that
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returned to France in 1815 and briefly resumed power. The Battle of Waterloo‚ in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians‚
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Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928 and became Lenin’s successor. Stalin was a dictator but with his leadership he developed Russia from a backward country to a world superpower. Stalin had many triumphs during his leadership and brought both good and bad long lasting effects to Russia. Joseph Stalin’s aims were to make Russia an industrial and military superpower‚ and this was a time of clarity and strength for his followers. Therefore‚ he was also responsible for 20 million
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disasters that happened in Europe after the war‚ the Marshall Plan was to be placed in order to give Western Europe billions of dollars to help rebuild their economies and to maintain a better way of living than they had become used to. Europe was in need of great
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WWI. In 1919 Mussolini created the Fascist party‚ eventually making himself dictator‚ holding all power in Italy. Overextended forces during WWI and was eventually killed by his own people on April 28‚ 1945 in Mezzegra‚ Italy. How Mussolini came to power: Mussolini served in the First World War‚ when he returned to Italy he found his country in political and economic trouble. This is how he came to power; he then formed extremist political parties. He didn’t do as well in the first time he took his
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short-lived one. The dramatic shift from the charismatic and power-hungry Queen Lujina to her socially inadequate and foul-tempered son caused a panic amongst the Anachian public. Many did not know if they should accept this controversial new leader‚ and the ones that did oppose his rule did not know how to express it. And yet‚ his rule only ended when the mysterious Crimson Crusader‚ Lavira Etherana‚ assassinated him. King Misona came to power after the death of his mother‚ Queen Lujina. Many historians
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any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values‚ but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government‚ Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input‚ and ways to improve‚ but would kill‚ torture‚ or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”‚ and left most Chinese unsure
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World War II: Josef Stalin In 1917‚ Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicolas II until the Bolshevik party overthrew the Russian government by storming the palace in October commanded by Stalin‚ Lenin‚ and Trotsky. The Tsar family‚ which had been crueling dictating for centuries‚ was finally overthrown which lead to the creation of U.S.S.R. or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1992‚ Stalin was became the general secretary of the Committee‚ but he isolated the other party members by betraying and
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America Becomes a World Power From its humble beginnings as a territory ruled by the British crown‚ America grew into one of the biggest major world powers. While the country started out insignificant to the greater picture‚ in just thirty short years between 1890 and 1920 America became one of the strongest world powers. This was largely through the country’s eagerness to expand across the continent and their growing economic influence due to the Industrial Revolution. From the beginning of
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