China’s armed forces The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is seen by many as an economic powerhouse with the world’s largest standing military that has the potential to translate economic power into the military sphere. As one of the elements of power‚ a nation’s military potential is based not only on its capability to defeat an adversary‚ but also its ability to coerce and exercise influence. China’s standing armed force of some 2.8 million active soldiers in uniform is the largest military
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Diaz‚ Nicolas Mr. Frenandes Period 3 Research Paper (Charles DeGaulle) Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle was born in November 22‚ 1980‚ in Lille‚ France. Charles came from a Roman Catholic family‚ with a very long ancestry in the military. De Gaulle attended the elite Military Academy of Saint Cyr from 1909 to 1908‚ and then later on joined the infantry after graduating the Saint Cyr Academy. He fought in World War I‚ where he was wounded‚ then in World war II‚ in the battle of Verdun
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Yugoslavia is a country in southwest Europe. It became a country in 1918‚ after the first world war. The capital is Belgrade. This country is very diverse with all the people and their different ethnicities. These multiple ethnic groups caused many problems for the country not long ago. Problems like the Bosnian Genocide in the 1990s. They tried to get rid of the "different" people‚ the ones that could have been the only reason for problems in the country. From 1992 to 1995 one of the largest
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Union breaking up into individual and sometimes conflicting states‚ whilst the states of Eastern Europe attempted to come to terms with independence after forty years of Soviet hegemony. The WTO’s counterpart North the Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sought to expand within Europe and further a field. 1 Andrew Dorman and Adrian Treacher in European Security have noted that ‘the Cold War environment has presented politicians‚ civil servants and military leaders with a relatively simple situation
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After World War II Germany was divided into sections‚ with the section including Berlin belonging to communist controlled Soviet Union. Many nations‚ including America‚ had friends and family living in the city. These nations did not agree with the communist ideals of the Soviets‚ and wanted to make sure they were not being mistreated in the city. The Berlin Airlift is important to American history because it showed that Americans were not afraid to stand up to their former allies and aid their people
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by or from a platform or missile operating above the surface of the earth; air platforms are defined as any aircraft‚ helicopter or unmanned vehicle . It has not been possible to determine a military definition of evolution or revolution from the NATO Joint Glossary or the UK’s terms‚ therefore the Oxford English Dictionary definition will be employed in that : “Evolution is the gradual development of something” which juxtaposes with revolution‚ which is defined as “a dramatic and
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Russia and Ukraine have had several conflicts throughout the years. In their latest conflict‚ and worst East-West crisis since the Cold war‚ Vladimir Putin gave a speech arguing Crimea should be a Russian territory. The Russian Empire seized Crimea in 1783‚ during the reign of Catherine the Great. Crimea was established as an‚ it returned to being part of Russia in 1945. In 1921‚ Crimea was established as an autonomous republic until 1945 when it lost its status as an autonomous republic because
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“How did the Australian Government respond to the threat of communism both at home and overseas?” With the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ the world was left divided between two different political beliefs of the communist Soviet Union and the capitalist and democratic United States. The rivalry between these two superpowers‚ known as the Cold War‚ threatened Australia’s peace & security‚ therefore the Australian Government was forced to respond to the threat of communism both at home & off
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was to be lost to communism and in the aftermath of the French defeat it looked as though the Vietminh would sweep all before it. The USA lacked the troops or the will for direct intervention. In September the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) was set up to give $2 billion in aid to South Vietnam from the
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formation of the Iron Curtain‚ which was the division of a free‚ democratic West and a totalitarian East. Socially‚ NATO and the COMECON were established‚ which formed the west and east into different blocs. Politically‚ the soviet assertion of dominance in Eastern Europe gained momentum in Eastern Europe and economically‚ Germany was separated into two separate states. Socially -NATO= North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Included Belgium‚ the Netherlands‚ Luxembourg‚ France‚ Britain‚ Italy‚ Denmark
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