Chapter 30 Key Terms‚ People‚ and Events Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-) – “Typical of the new generation of political leaders was Mikhail Gorbachev‚ who was‚ above all‚ a technocrat‚ someone who could apply specialized technical knowledge to the problems of a stagnant Soviet economy” (903). Glasnot- “Gorbachev set in motion in 1985 plans for increased openness‚ which he called glasnost” (903). Perestroika- “Gorbachev set in motion in 1985 plans for . . . a program of political and economic restructuring
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Top of Form |1. (TCO 1‚ 2) Analyze how nationalism and militarism contributed to the outbreak of World War I. | | | |Use historical examples to support your answer. | |
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Adichie‚ C.N. (2006). Half of a Yellow Sun. London: Fourth Estate. Anderson‚ B. (1991). Imagined Communities: Reflections on the origin and Spread of Nationalism. London: Verso Ashcroft‚ B. (2001). Post-colonial Transformation. London: Routledge Bakhtin‚ M. M. (1981). The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays. Austin: University Texas Press. Caruth‚ C. (1995). Introduction. In Trauma: Explorations in Memory. (Caruth‚ C. Ed.) Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press Chinweizu‚ Onwuchekwa‚ J & Madubuike
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Margaret Thatcher was born in Grantham‚ United Kingdom on October 13‚ 1925. She was Britain’s Conservative Party leader and in 1979 she became Prime Minister. Margaret was the first woman to hold that position. When she became prime minister‚ she was very focused on reforming Britain’s economy. Thatcher played a major role in ending the Cold War. Thatcher’s relationship with Ronald Reagan was very important because they both played a role in ending the Cold War. She gave him European support for
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the current state of the Russian political system as "managed democracy" or "sovereign democracy" or simply as "Putinism". The dismissal of Russia’s powerful prosecutor-general Yuri Skuratov in 1999‚ the indictment of Russia’s richest oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky in 2003
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member of the Warsaw Pact is free to arrange its own internal affairs” (47). After years of hard line communist leaders‚ the Soviet Union itself felt the need for more economic and social reforms. Shortly after coming to power in March of 1985‚ Mikhail Gorbachev and his government began to implement the policies of Glasnost (Openness) and Perestroika (Restructuring). Glasnost allowed for more freedom of speech and the press‚ which initiated and ultimately led to the rise of opposition and criticism
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Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher‚ one of the best recognized women in the British history‚ was a politician‚ the firstts female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the lLeader of the Conservative Party. Her political decisions‚ which often evocated a wave of criticism but also acceptance as well‚ had influence on many lifes of British citizens and also changed the face of English politics cy once and for all. Beacuse of her rigidity and her assertive leadership that was so characteristic
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Wade Dietz 14185024 24 April 2015 Chris Sutton A Letter to a Roommate Peter‚ I write to you because of the conversation we had earlier about my Russian class. You said earlier that you noticed some of my homework sitting out and were interested in learning more. Well‚ after some thought‚ I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the class. You might think of a history class as pouring over lengthy texts‚ speculations made by historians‚ and memorizing dates. In truth‚ those can be useful tools
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right with Greek mathematics.[22] Mathematics has since been greatly extended‚ and there has been a fruitful interaction between mathematics and science‚ to the benefit of both. Mathematical discoveries continue to be made today. According to Mikhail B. Sevryuk‚ in the January 2006 issue of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society‚ "The number of papers and books included in the Mathematical Reviews database since 1940 (the first year of operation of MR) is now more than 1.9 million‚
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