Why was central planning abandoned in Eastern Europe and the USSR? Abstract “If a universal mind existed‚ of the kind that projected itself into the scientific fancy of Laplace – a mind that could register simultaneously all the processes of nature and society‚ that could measure the dynamics of their motion‚ that could forecast the results of their inter-reactions – such a mind‚ of course‚ could a priori draw up a faultless and exhaustive economic plan. The bureaucracy often imagines that just such
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a plan for peace in the war known as the Fourteen Points. It was also called “Peace Without Victory.” The plan meant to prevent international problems from causing another war. To promote his plan for peace‚ Wilson visited Paris‚ London‚ Milan‚ and Rome in Europe. However‚ the Allies were against Wilson’s Fourteen Points. The Allies wanted to punish Germany for the war. One idea of Wilson’s peace plan was an end to secret treaties. One issue that caused World War I that was addressed in that
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Europe and the World: New Encounters‚ 1500-1800 On the Brink of a New World ❖ By the 16th century‚ the Atlantic seaboard had become the center of a commercial activity that raised Portugal and Spain and later the Dutch Republic‚ England‚ and France to prominence ➢ the age of expansion was a crucial factor in the European transition from the agrarian economy of the MA to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. The Motives ❖ Contact w/non-Europeans remained limited until the end of
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World War II- the outbreak World War II‚ also called the “Hitler’s war” was the cruelest event in the 20th Century. Apart from that‚ it was a war between ideologies and ambitions. This essay is looking at what caused the outbreak of the war‚ without discussing the war itself or its outcome. Three types of causes are going to be discussed: deep causes‚ intermediate causes and precipitating ones. When it comes to the World War II‚ there are two different places which need to be focused on: The
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advancements during World War I like flamethrowers‚ tanks‚ poison gas‚ machine guns‚ warplanes‚ sanitary napkins‚ Tracer bullets‚ depth chargers‚ Hydrophones‚ aircraft carriers‚ pilotless drones‚ mobile x-ray machines and plenty more advances. These advancements made the war a lot worse than it could have been especially mustard gas. The advancements were also great for the war because if the United States did not have some of these weapons then nazi Germany more than likely would have won the war. However
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Late Classical Period (Dionysus and Pan) Based on the visual observations and analysis conducted on paper assignment one‚ I would classify the sculpture‚ Dionysus and Pan‚ under the Late Classical period. This sculpture depicts Dionysus‚ the god of the grape harvest‚ winemaking and wine‚ together with Pan‚ his follower. It is sculpted from the finest marble which was created in the Roman period A.D. 50-150. Artists from this period of time drew a lot of attention to the statues’ expression of emotion
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Following World War I‚ the entire globe started to see the emergence of new totalitarian regimes. Whether it was due to the lack of leadership within a country‚ the people wanting change in economy‚ or new candidates becoming prominent‚ there were many different leaders throughout rising governments. Countries such as Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and the Soviet Union all had new elected officials within their totalitarian governments for one reason or another in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Adolf Hitler rose
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During the First World War‚ what was the conflict between political rhetoric and economic necessity faced by Woodrow Wilson? What were the struggles facing capitalism at the time? More importantly‚ how was the American Dream impacted if at all by the results of World War I and the emergence of the US as a global player? Is there a specific question out of the 4 questions we seek to answer about the American Dream that was most affected in your opinion as a result? Initially‚ the United States
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of the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ and Russia. The Central powers were Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Bulgaria. In WWI‚ the Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare‚ they declared the location between British isles was a war zone‚ in turn they attacked any merchant ships or naval ships‚ this is the ultimate reasoning for the Convoy System. The Convoy System did not wholly begin until May 10‚ 1917 a Convoy System sailed to Great Britain from Gibraltar with no losses. The
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Q.1: How did Nationalism and the idea of the Nation-State emerge? Ans: Till mid-eighteenth century most of the people around world did not have concept of nationalism i.e. about their nationality‚ their national identity etc. This is because at that time nations did not exist in their modern form. People lived within kingdoms‚ small states‚ principalities‚ chiefdoms and not within nations. The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789. Thus‚ the idea of nationalism
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