“Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall!” This is one of the most famous quotes from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. On June 12‚ 1987 President Reagan flew to Germany to appeal to the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was the physical barrier between West and East Germany‚ and the symbolic barrier between two political ideologies: democracy and communism.The idea for the Berlin Wall came just after WWII‚ when the U.S.‚ along with Great Britain‚ France‚ and the Soviet Union
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commonality in Soviet film was subtle propaganda. While Ballad of a Soldier and The Cranes are Flying are mostly entertaining films‚ they had subtle hints of propaganda. For example‚ in died a liberator. However‚ this is all based on the perspective of the Russians. To those nations that the Soviets took control of‚ he may not be seen as a liberator‚ rather an enemy. This was best contrasted with the use of the word liberator in Come and See. The Nazis are liberating the Soviets from the inferior
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Soviet economy First‚ let’s see what conditions the Soviet economy had at its launch. It is known that Tsarist Russia was at one of the last places among the capitalist countries to produce industrial products per capita. In the middle of the 20th century‚ far ahead of Russia in terms of industrial production were the United States‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ and France. In tsarist Russia‚ cars‚ tractors‚ combines‚ powerful steam and gas turbines‚ diesel locomotives‚ electric locomotives‚ equipment for various
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While collectivization is a well-oiled machine in theory‚ in Soviet Russia‚ collectivization’s lack of incentives‚ fuel‚ meant the economy‚ machine‚ could not progress. Soviet collectivist policies were idealistic and without incentive yielding little or no material progress. Instead‚ the policies caused low morale and hardship among the proletariat. The resulting poor economy and conditions lead to a muffled but building dislike of the Soviets among proletariat the which was ultimately unleashed in 1985
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Sino Soviet Split ( 1960) - long term causes- its roots historical seeds of difference sowed since 1927. - Causes : -historical/long term cause a)historical development of revolution – development of workers ( Concept of communism was accepted and considered as an ideal approach‚ looking for a better working conditions‚ believed in the centralization of power‚communism was set a mean to make ends meet‚ China was backward‚ the farmers saw communism as n alternative to monarchy system that they
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Text-Book Chapter 1 notes: EU integration process initiated in 1950s; consequence of founding member states during aftermath of WWII. - > Member-states want peace economic stability+ security CRITICISMS= failed to deliver economic growth+ global competition - highly institutionalized=qualified majority voting consensus‚ overseen by a bureaucracy‚ elected co-legislative‚ judicial system -EU also about welfare-related issues; welfare state European construct DEF.->EU family of liberal-democratic countries
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answers to the hunger question. Some rationing systems—like those of the United States and Great Britain—relied heavily on the reduction of consumer choice. Germany had a rationing system‚ but relied much more on the idea of exporting hunger. The Soviet Union’s rationing system was disorganized‚ and so was Japan’s. Both nations reduced quality and choice for the consumer. The basis of the American rationing system was to make all civilians unhappy by reducing consumer choice. As bleak as that may
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Explain why the USA was hostile towards the Soviet Union during 1945-1949. The USA and USSR both have very different ideologies. The USA believed in a capitalist economy and a democratic system of government. This meant that the citizens of America could vote in their President and Congress in free elections. But‚ in the USSR they believed in communism. This meant that people could vote in elections‚ but could only vote for members of the communist party. Before they even started working together
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International Financial Management Group Assignment: “The breakup of the Eurozone is inevitable within the next five years.” Discuss. Contents Executive Summary Background No alternative The Greek Problem Contagion The Firewall/European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) China Conclusion References Appendices 1. Executive Summary This report addresses the question of whether or not the breakup of the eurozone is inevitable within the next 5 years
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“The Sources of Soviet Conduct” is an article that George Kennan wrote in 1947. The article discussed communism and how the only way to stop communism from spreading any further was through containment. After the release of this telegram the Truman Doctrine was established. Truman did not fully understand what Kennan’s idea was and he took it as they needed to contain communism through military warfare. Although there was a misunderstanding the policy was still affective and eventually the USSR fell
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