Following the end of the Second World War‚ relations between the Soviet and the Western bloc deteriorated quickly. British prime minister Churchill said that the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe was like ’an iron curtain’. Relations were generally tense during the ensuing Cold War‚ typified by spying and other covert activities. The British and American Venona project was established in 1942 for cryptanalysis of messages sent by Soviet intelligence. Soviet spies were later discovered in Britain
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World War I changed the world in a way that nothing had before. Everybody was appalled by the horrors of a conflict on such a large scale. The aftermath of World War I left the world changed forever. One such country began a major change before the war even ended‚ and resulted in a major revolution. The Soviet Union was affected in a way not many countries were. The way the entire country was run changed. Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov‚ aka “Lenin”‚ saw the rise of the Bolshevik government after World War
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of poverty changed the world. It’s true. The uprising of communism and states of war to become equal never came without a price. War was what the people thought would solve everything. But it only made more disagreements. More deaths and despair to grow throughout the countries‚ and the situations to become more difficult. World War I only started because of the unfairness of others. The need to be the one of almighty power. This power consumed the mind and took over the world. And if you look at the
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How and why did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism during the 1950’s After the conclusion of World War 2‚ which ended in 1945‚ Australia faced the growing threat of communism. Communism is social organization in which all the people in the community all properties and money is equally shared. The Australian government responded in many ways to the threat of communism during the 1950’s. Australia responded by its involvement in the Korean War‚ joining alliances and signing
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World War II did indeed influence changes in the Australian home front; some long term and others short term. The evident threat of invasion by the Japanese forced the Australian government to turn to their American allies‚ forging new foreign policies and a sense of ‘Americanisation’ of Australian cultural. Minority groups including women and Indigenous Australians also experienced changes pushing for equality. Amidst the pinnacle of World War II‚ forsaken by her mother country‚ Australia felt
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Holocaust What do you think about when you think about the Second World War? Do you think of all the lives that was taken or do you remember the speaker and leader Adolph Hitler and all of his many deeds? For me there is one thought that keeps tricking my mind: why did the Jews deserve such destiny? During the Second World War six millions Jews died‚ some were isolated and killed in the death camps and others suffered another painful death. The Nazis hated the Jews so much that they literally wanted
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and during World War II. An attempt to avoid war at all costs caused the dismemberment of the country’s territories and erosion of national identity and culture. Adolf Hitler was after Sudetenland‚ the areas in Czechoslovakia that were predominantly populated by German speakers. These included the territories of Bohemia‚ Moravia‚ and Silesia. In this area‚ nationality politics wove the fabric of civil society. Hitler and the Germans were after the territory they lost during World War I‚ and Silesia
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Why did war erupt in 1939? War erupted in 1939 for many of reasons. There is long-term cause which is the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty of Versailles had a significant effect on why war erupted in 1939; however there are also many mid-term causes that also helped lead to World War Two. These are; the Failure of the League of Nations and The Wall Street Crash. The short-term causes are The Appeasement and Hitler’s actions. One of the short term causes of World War two was Hitler’s actions. Hitler
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Stave September 29‚ 2008 Casablanca The movie‚ Casablanca‚ based on the play "Everybody Wants to go to Rick’s‚” still captivates audiences around the world. This movie was a pleasurable afternoon of great movie watching. The setting of the movie is Casablanca‚ Morocco during the Second World War. Casablanca is the jump off point to get to Spain and then to America. I think that all four factors of a setting have an affect on this story. The temporal factor‚ along with the
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While no war is a “good” war‚ sometimes to maintain the security that is necessary for the residents of the country war has to break out or be joined. In the case of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor‚ German U-Boats attacking our vessels‚ and Italy protecting the other two countries‚ these “evil” powers were indeed risking the safety of the citizens of the United States. As any parent would want to protect their children the best they could‚ Eisenhower knew that declaring war was the only way to
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